Administration of L-Type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Macaques to Evaluate Zoonotic Potential

Administration of L-Type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Macaques to Evaluate Zoonotic Potential

We administered L-type bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions to macaques to determine their potential for transmission to humans. After 75 months, no clinical symptoms appeared, and prions were undetectable in any tissue by Western blot or immunohistochemistry. Protein misfolding cyclic amplifica...

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Main Authors: Morikazu Imamura, Ken’ichi Hagiwara, Minoru Tobiume, Minako Ohno, Hiromi Iguchi, Hanae Takatsuki, Tsuyoshi Mori, Ryuichiro Atarashi, Hiroaki Shibata, Fumiko Ono
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
prions
zoonoses
oral transmission
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
cynomolgus macaques
L-Type bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/5/24-1257_article
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