Evidence for maternal transmission of scrapie in naturally affected flocks

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Hoinville, Linda J ^a   Tongue, Susan C ^a   Wilesmith, John W ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; Epidemiology; Maternal transmission; PrP genotype; Risk factor; Scrapie; Spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRION; RISK FACTOR; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIONS; RISK FACTORS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 73449141393     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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