We challenged reindeer by the intracranial route with the agent of chronic wasting disease sourced from white-tailed deer, mule deer, or elk and tested for horizontal transmission to naive reindeer. Reindeer were susceptible to chronic wasting disease regardless of source species. Horizontal transmission occurred through direct contact or indirectly through the environment.
Ahead of Print -Horizontal Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease in Reindeer - Volume 22, Number 12—December 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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