First case of chronic wasting disease in Europe in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer
- DOI
- 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
Rights
Peer review
Yes
Open access level
Gold
Identifiers
- 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
Citation(s)
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