Inactivation of the unconventional agents of scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. A, 1991, Pages 141-146

  Taylor, D M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; inactivation; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SCRAPIE; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

ANIMAL; BRAIN DISEASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DISINFECTION; HAMSTERS; HUMAN; LABORATORY INFECTION; RESEARCH; SCRAPIE; SLOW VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0025770616     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(91)90016-2     Document Type: Article

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