Detection of Prions in Wild Pigs (<i>Sus scrofa</i>) from Areas with Reported Chronic Wasting Disease Cases, United States
Using a prion amplification assay, we identified prions in tissues from wild pigs (Sus scrofa) living in areas of the United States with variable chronic wasting disease (CWD) epidemiology. Our findings indicate that scavenging swine could play a role in disseminating CWD and could therefore influence its epidemiology, geographic distribution, and interspecies spread.
Authors
- Justin J. Greenlee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2202-3054)
- Glenn C. Telling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-1805)
- Vienna R. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2938-3987)
- Rebeca Benavente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0271-9674)
- Tracy A. Nichols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-9462)
- Michael J. Bodenchuk
- Rodrigo Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-5770)
- Paulina Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7725-0142)
- Francisca Bravo‐Risi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8375-7871)
- Patrick Whitley
- Thomas Gidlewski
- Terry R. Spraker
- Jennifer Malmberg
- Tucker H. Stimming
- Clint Turnage
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.240401
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- McGovern Medical School