About the Authors

Samia Hannaoui

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, Calgary Prion Research Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Hermann M. Schatzl

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Calgary Prion Research Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Sabine Gilch

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

sgilch@ucalgary.ca

Affiliations Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, Calgary Prion Research Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.