Identification of atypical scrapie in Canadian sheep

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 408-411

  Mitchell, Gordon B ^a   O'Rourke, Katherine I ^b   Harrington, Noel P ^a   Soutyrine, Andrei ^a   Simmons, Marion M ^c   Dudas, Sandor ^a   Zhuang, Dongyue ^b   Laude, Hubert ^d   Balachandran, Aru ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Atypical; Nor98; Prion; Scrapie; Sheep; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77952538411     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200310     Document Type: Article

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