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Emerging Infectious Diseases
New emerging infectious diseases study findings recently were reported by researchers at National Institutes of Health
March 31st, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, "Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) diseases are known to cross species barriers, but the pathologic and biochemical changes that occur during transmission are not well understood. To better understand these changes, we infected 6 hamster species with 263K hamster scrapie strain and, after each of 3 successive passages in the new species, analyzed abnormal proteinase K (PK)resistant prion protein (PrPres) glycoform ratios, PrPres PK sensitivity, incubation periods, and lesion profiles." "Unique 263K molecular and biochemical profiles evolved in each of the infected...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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