Brief review on the epidemiology of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE)

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 30 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 5619-5624

  Doherr, Marcus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Review; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOAT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 34447136136     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.10.059     Document Type: Article

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