Two Irish cases of scrapie resembling Nor98.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Onnasch, H.; Gunn, H.M.; Bradshaw, B.J.; Benestad, S.L.; Bassett, H.F.
- Source
- Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association. 11/13/2004, Vol. 155 Issue 20, p636-637. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
- Subject
- *SCRAPIE
*PRION diseases in animals
*VIRUS diseases in sheep
*EWES
*TISSUES
*VETERINARY medicine
- Language
- ISSN
- 0042-4900
Discusses cases of scrapie resembling Nor98 from an Irish flock. Assessment of the vacuolation of the grey matter neuropil; Detection of the granular staining in the frontal cortex and basal ganglion; Single nucleotide polymorphisms at codons 136, 154 and 171 in the muscle tissue; Different route of entry of the scrapie agent.