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Volume 31, Number 2—February 2025
Research

Prions in Muscles of Cervids with Chronic Wasting Disease, Norway

Tram T. Vuong1Comments to Author , Federico A. Cazzaniga1, Linh Tran, Jørn Våge, Michele Di Bari, Laura Pirisinu, Claudia D’Agostino, Romolo Nonno, Fabio Moda2, and Sylvie L. Benestad2
Author affiliation: Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ås, Norway (T.T. Vuong, L. Tran, J. Våge, S.L. Benestad); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy (F.A. Cazzaniga, F. Moda); Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy (M.D. Bari, L. Pirisinu, C. D’Agostino, R. Nonno); Università degli Studi di Milano (F. Moda)

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Table 1

Information for animals included in a study of prions in muscles of cervids with CWD, Norway*

Species ID number Code CWD genotype Animal sex Area detected Diagnostic status†
Brain Lymph node
Rangifer tarandus
 17-CD20830 Reindeer A A/A‡ M Nordfjella Positive Positive
18-CD3207
 Reindeer B
 A/B‡
 F
 Nordfjella
 Negative
 Positive
Alces alces
 17-CD11399 Moose A KK109 F Lierne Positive Negative
21-CD41 Moose B KK109 M Telemark Positive Negative
19-CD24854 Moose C QQ109 F Sigdal Positive Negative
22-CD29
 Moose D
 QQ109
 F
 Tynset
 Positive
 Negative
Cervus elaphus 17-CD14051 Red deer QQ226 F Gjemnes Positive Negative

*Animals detected through Norway’s CWD surveillance program. CWD, chronic wasting disease; ID, identification. †PrPSc detected by traditional diagnostic methods: ELISA, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. ‡Nomenclature according to Güere et al. (26).

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

2These authors are co–senior authors.

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