Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Wild Red Deer () in Europe.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Vikøren, Turid et al.
- Affiliation:
- Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Abstract
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal contagious prion disease naturally occurring in cervids in North America. In 2016, CWD was detected in wild reindeer () and moose () in Norway. Here, we report the first known naturally infected wild Norwegian red deer ().
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