First case of chronic wasting disease in Europe in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-016-0375-4

Language of the publication
English
Date
2016-09-15
Type
Article
Author(s)
  • Benestad, Sylvie L.
  • Mitchell, Gordon
  • Simmons, Marion
  • Ytrehus, Bjørnar
  • Vikøren, Turid
Publisher
Springer Nature

Abstract

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal contagious prion disease in cervids that is enzootic in some areas in North America. The disease has been found in deer, elk and moose in the USA and Canada, and in South Korea following the importation of infected animals. Here we report the first case of CWD in Europe, in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer in Southern Norway. The origin of the disease is unknown. Until now a low number of cervids, and among them a few reindeer, have been tested for CWD in Norway. Therefore the prevalence of CWD is unknown.

Subject

  • Animal diseases,
  • Infectious diseases

Keywords

  • Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

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Peer review

Yes

Open access level

Gold

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ISSN
1297-9716

Article

Journal title
Veterinary Research
Journal volume
47
Journal issue
1
Article number
88
Accepted date
2016-08-11
Submitted date
2016-07-28

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Benestad, S. L., Mitchell, G., Simmons, M., Ytrehus, B., & Vikøren, T. (2016). First case of chronic wasting disease in Europe in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer. Veterinary Research, 47(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-016-0375-4

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