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Differing Neurohistologic Images of Scrapie, Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, and Chronic Wasting Disease of Mule Deer and Elk

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

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Abstract

Although bearing different names, the several examples of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in animals (1) are but variations in the expression of a common pathologic process—a process that results in degeneration of neurons (2). The variations are evident not only in the natural history of each disease but also in their neuropathologic patterns. Given the individual peculiarities of the diverse host species and the varied behavior of the closely related causative agents, these diseases are expected to differ clinically and neurohistologically. Defining them in terms of their similarities and differences would provide a clearer picture of their distinguishing features in comparative studies that include the related human diseases and all the experimental counterparts (3).

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    Clarence J. Gibbs Jr. Ph.D.

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Hadlow, W.J. (1996). Differing Neurohistologic Images of Scrapie, Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, and Chronic Wasting Disease of Mule Deer and Elk. In: Gibbs, C.J. (eds) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. Serono Symposia USA Norwell, Massachusetts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2406-8_11

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