Objects in contact with classical scrapie sheep act as a reservoir for scrapie transmission
(2015)
Journal Article
Konold, T., Hawkins, S. A., Thurston, L. C., Maddison, B. C., Gough, K. C., Duarte, A., & Simmons, H. A. (2015). Objects in contact with classical scrapie sheep act as a reservoir for scrapie transmission. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2015.00032
Classical scrapie is an environmentally transmissible prion disease of sheep and goats. Prions can persist and remain potentially infectious in the environment for many years and thus pose a risk of infecting animals after re-stocking. In vitro studi... Read More about Objects in contact with classical scrapie sheep act as a reservoir for scrapie transmission.