A short review of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and guidelines for managing risks associated with chronic wasting disease in captive cervids in zoos

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-133

  Travis, Dominic ^a   Miller, Michele ^b  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive cervid; Chronic wasting disease; Guidelines; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTIODACTYLA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; KURU; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRION; PRION DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCRAPIE; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARTIODACTYLA; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; KURU; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; RISK FACTORS; SCRAPIE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0642344884     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-009     Document Type: Short Survey

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