Chronic wasting disease associated with prion protein gene ( PRNP ) variation in Norwegian wild reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus )

• Main Authors: Güere, Mariella E., Våge, Jørn, Tharaldsen, Helene, Benestad, Sylvie L., Vikøren, Turid, Madslien, Knut, Hopp, Petter, Rolandsen, Christer M., Røed, Knut H., Tranulis, Michael A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
• Subjects: Genetics; FOS Biological sciences; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; 111714 Mental Health; FOS Health sciences; 110309 Infectious Diseases; 60506 Virology; Nordfjella; Norway; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.11402709; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Chronic_wasting_disease_associated_with_prion_protein_gene_i_PRNP_i_variation_in_Norwegian_wild_reindeer_i_Rangifer_tarandus_i_/11402709

The emergence of CWD in Europe in 2016 and the first natural infection in wild reindeer warranted disease management. This led to the testing of 2424 hunted or culled reindeer during 2016–2018, from the infected subpopulation in the Nordfjella mountain range in Southern Norway. To identify any assoc...