Tonsil biopsy to detect chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by immunohistochemistry

• David A. Schneider,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9659-6731

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• Aaron D. Lehmkuhl,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Animal Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ames, Iowa, United States of America

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• Terry R. Spraker,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Robert O. Dittmar †,

  † Deceased.

  Roles Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Mitch A. Lockwood,

  Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Susan Rollo,

  Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Texas Animal Health Commission, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Tracy A. Nichols

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tracy.a.nichols@usda.gov

  Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Cervid Health Program, Animal Plant Health Inspection Agency, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-9462

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