Prion Remains Infectious after Passage through Digestive System of American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Kurt C. VerCauteren; John L. Pilon; Paul B. Nash; Gregory E. Phillips; Justin W. Fischer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045774

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Prion Remains Infectious after Passage through Digestive System of American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Kurt C. VerCauteren ,

* E-mail: kurt.c.vercauteren@aphis.usda.gov

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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John L. Pilon,
Paul B. Nash,
Gregory E. Phillips,
Justin W. Fischer

Prion Remains Infectious after Passage through Digestive System of American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Kurt C. VerCauteren,
John L. Pilon,
Paul B. Nash,
Gregory E. Phillips,
Justin W. Fischer

Published: October 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045774

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