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9 October 2019 First Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in Europe
Turid Vikøren, Jørn Våge, Knut I. Madslien, Knut H. Røed, Christer M. Rolandsen, Linh Tran, Petter Hopp, Vebjørn Veiberg, Marianne Heum, Torfinn Moldal, Carlos G. das Neves, Kjell Handeland, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Øyvor Kolbjørnsen, Helene Wisløff, Randi Terland, Britt Saure, Kine M. Dessen, Solveig Gjerden Svendsen, Brit S. Nordvik, Sylvie L. Benestad
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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 (Rangifer tarandus) and moose (Alces alces) in Norway. Here, we report the first known naturally infected wild Norwegian red deer (Cervus elaphus).

© Wildlife Disease Association 2019
Turid Vikøren, Jørn Våge, Knut I. Madslien, Knut H. Røed, Christer M. Rolandsen, Linh Tran, Petter Hopp, Vebjørn Veiberg, Marianne Heum, Torfinn Moldal, Carlos G. das Neves, Kjell Handeland, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Øyvor Kolbjørnsen, Helene Wisløff, Randi Terland, Britt Saure, Kine M. Dessen, Solveig Gjerden Svendsen, Brit S. Nordvik, and Sylvie L. Benestad "First Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in Europe," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55(4), 970-972, (9 October 2019). https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-10-262
Received: 29 October 2018; Accepted: 19 December 2018; Published: 9 October 2019
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