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Procedures for Identifying Infectious Prions After Passage Through the Digestive System of an Avian Species
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Procedures for Identifying Infectious Prions After Passage Through the Digestive System of an Avian Species
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Scavengers have potential to translocate infectious transmissible spongiform encephalopathy prions in their feces to disease-free areas. We detail methods used to determine if mouse-adapted scrapie prions remain infectious after passage though the digestive tract of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), a common consumer of dead animals.
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Fischer, J. W., Nichols, T. A., Phillips, G. E., VerCauteren, K. C. Procedures for Identifying Infectious Prions After Passage Through the Digestive System of an Avian Species. J. Vis. Exp. (81), e50853, doi:10.3791/50853 (2013).
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