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Detection and Decontamination of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions during Venison Processing
Marissa Milstein, Sarah C. Gresch, Marc D. Schwabenlander, Manci Li, Jason C. Bartz, Damani N. Bryant, Peter R. Christenson, Laramie L. Lindsey, Nicole Lurndahl, Sang-Hyun Oh, Gage R. Rowden, Rachel L. Shoemaker, Tiffany M. Wolf, Peter A. Larsen, and Stuart S. Lichtenberg
Author affiliation: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (M. Milstein, S.C. Gresch, M.D. Schwabenlander, M. Li, D.N. Bryant, L.L. Lindsey, N. Lurndahl, G.R. Rowden, R.L. Shoemaker, T.M. Wolf, P.A. Larsen, S.S. Lichtenberg); University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (M. Li, P.R. Christenson, S.-H. Oh); Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (J.C. Bartz)
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Figure 6. Results from stainless steel and cast iron meat grinder experiments in study of detection and decontamination of chronic wasting disease prions during venison processing. Samples were taken after chronic wasting disease–positive muscle homogenate passed through each grinder and after cleaning with each of 4 decontaminants: dish soap, Dawn brand (Procter & Gamble, https://dawn-dish.com); Virkon-S, 2% potassium peroxymonosulfate (Lanxess AG, https://lanxess.com); and bleach, 10% vol/vol (7,500 ppm) and 40% vol/vol (30,000 ppm) commercial bleach solutions (7.5% sodium hypochlorite; The Clorox Company, https://www.clorox.com).). PC, plate cutter; SRT, screw ring threads; WS, worm spindle.
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