| Literature DB >> 26809254 |
Timothy D Kurt1, Christina J Sigurdson1,2.
Abstract
Prions cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals and can be transmitted zoonotically. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a highly transmissible prion disease of wild deer and elk that affects cervids over extensive regions of the United States and Canada. The risk of cross-species CWD transmission has been experimentally evaluated in a wide array of mammals, including non-human primates and mouse models expressing human cellular prion protein. Here we review the determinants of cross-species CWD transmission, and propose a model that may explain a structural barrier for CWD transmission to humans.Entities:
Keywords: CJD; amyloid; chronic wasting disease; neurodegeneration; prion; zoonotic
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26809254 PMCID: PMC4981193 DOI: 10.1080/19336896.2015.1118603
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prion ISSN: 1933-6896 Impact factor: 3.931