Procedures for Identifying Infectious Prions After Passage Through the Digestive System of an Avian Species

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2013年11月6日

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2013年11月6日

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Scavengers have potential to translocate infectious transmissible spongiform encephalopathy prions in their feces to disease-free areas. We detail methods used to determine if mouse-adapted scrapie prions remain infectious after passage though the digestive tract of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), a common consumer of dead animals.

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0:05

Title

1:56

Crow Gavaging

5:21

Mouse Inoculation and Monitoring

8:05

Confirmation of Scrapie Diagnosis

10:18

Results: Western Blot Analysis Confirms Diagnosis in Mice

11:30

Conclusion

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