Sporadic cases of chronic wasting disease in old moose – an epidemiological study

• Published in: Journal of General Virology
• Main Authors: Hopp, Petter, Rolandsen, Christer Moe, Korpenfelt, Sirkka-Liisa, Våge, Jørn, Sörén, Kaisa, Solberg, Erling Johan, Averhed, Gustav, Pusenius, Jyrki, Rosendal, Thomas, Ericsson, Göran, Bakka, Haakon Christopher, Mysterud, Atle, Gavier-Widén, Dolores, Hautaniemi, Maria, Ågren, Erik, Isomursu, Marja, Madslien, Knut, Benestad, Sylvie L., Nöremark, Maria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; VDP::Zoology and botany: 480; Norway; Arjeplog; Arvidsjaur; Alces alces; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3117853; https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001952

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases comprise diseases with different levels of contagiousness under natural conditions. The hypothesis has been raised that the chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases detected in Nordic moose (Alces alces) may be less contagious, or not contagious...