Novel Type of Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Moose (<i>Alces alces</i>), Norway

Laura Pirisinu, Linh M. Tran, Barbara Chiappini, Ilaria Vanni, Michele Angelo Di Bari, Gabriele Vaccari, Turid Vikøren, Knut Madslien, Jørn Våge, Terry R. Spraker,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2018 · 169 citations · 32 references

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type distinguishable from previous CWD cases and from known ruminant prion diseases in Europe, with the possible exception of sheep CH1641. These findings suggest that these cases in moose represent a novel type of CWD.

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