Wasting_disease,_chronic

Limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates provides insights into the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an expanding prion disease of cervids. CWD prions persist in the environment, are shed in excreta, and accumulate in tissues of infected cervids, raising concerns about its zoonotic potential. Using cynomolgus macaques, we explored the...

🗓️ 2026-05-27
📰 Publication: Science Advances
Read MoreLimited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates provides insights into the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease.

Chronic Wasting Disease in Farmed Cervids, South Korea, 2001-2024.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was identified in imported elk in South Korea in 2001 and has spread among cervids nationwide. The country's surveillance and control policy culls cervids from any CWD-positive farms, and prevalence during 2020-2024 was <0.5%. Maintaining low...

🗓️ 2026-04-16
📰 Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Read MoreChronic Wasting Disease in Farmed Cervids, South Korea, 2001-2024.

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