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Matsuura Y, Miyazawa K, Horiuchi M, Suzuki A, Yokoyama M, Imamura M, Ikeda K, Iwamaru Y. Extended application of the rapid post-mortem test kit for bovine spongiform encephalopathy to chronic wasting disease. Microbiol Immunol 2022; 66:212-215. [PMID: 35141940 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease affecting cervid species primarily in the United States of America and Canada; however, it is now emerging in Scandinavian countries. Although CWD cases have not been reported in Japan, in case of a CWD outbreak, it is critical to prepare for testing a large number of specimens. In the present study, we showed that a rapid post-mortem test kit, which is used for bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance in Japan, is valid for CWD prion detection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuichi Matsuura
- Division of Infectious Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School of Infectious Diseases, and One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
| | - Akio Suzuki
- Laboratory of Veterinary Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School of Infectious Diseases, and One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
| | - Mayumi Yokoyama
- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences University of Hyogo / Wildlife Management Research Center, Hyogo, 669-3842, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
| | - Keigo Ikeda
- Division of Infectious Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
| | - Yoshifumi Iwamaru
- Division of Infectious Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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