Atypical scrapie in a Swiss goat and implications for transmissible spongiform encephalopathy surveillance

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-8

  Seuberlich, Torsten ^a,e   Botteron, Catherine ^d   Benestad, Sylvie L ^c   Brünisholz, Hervé ^b   Wyss, Reto ^b   Kihm, Ulrich ^a   Schwermer, Heinzpeter ^b   Friess, Martina ^a   Nicolier, Alexandra ^a   Heim, Dagmar ^b   Zurbriggen, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d Faculty of Veterinary Science   (United Kingdom)

^e VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atypical scrapie; Goats; Surveillance; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY PRION; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SCRAPIE PRION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRION DISEASE; SCRAPIE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRION DISEASES; SCRAPIE;

EID: 34347332884     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900102     Document Type: Article

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