Rapid Antemortem Detection of CWD Prions in Deer Saliva

Davin M. Henderson; Matteo Manca; Nicholas J. Haley; Nathaniel D. Denkers; Amy V. Nalls; Candace K. Mathiason; Byron Caughey; Edward A. Hoover

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074377

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Rapid Antemortem Detection of CWD Prions in Deer Saliva

Davin M. Henderson ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Davin M. Henderson, Matteo Manca

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Matteo Manca ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Davin M. Henderson, Matteo Manca

Affiliations Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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Nicholas J. Haley,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Nathaniel D. Denkers,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Amy V. Nalls,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Candace K. Mathiason,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Byron Caughey,

Affiliation Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Edward A. Hoover

* E-mail: Edward.Hoover@colostate.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Rapid Antemortem Detection of CWD Prions in Deer Saliva

Davin M. Henderson,
Matteo Manca,
Nicholas J. Haley,
Nathaniel D. Denkers,
Amy V. Nalls,
Candace K. Mathiason,
Byron Caughey,
Edward A. Hoover

Published: September 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074377

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