Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies - Scrapie control under new strain

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作者
Baylis, M [1 ]
McIntyre, KM [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Anim Hlth, Newbury RG20 7NN, Berks, England
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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10.1038/432810a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Sheep believed to be resistant to scrapie are succumbing to atypical infections and a newly identified strain of the disease. Eradication programmes based on selective breeding should be reappraised.
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