animal spongiform encephalopathy

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Introduction

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies that occur in animals (non-human).

Classification

These diseases include:

* Wild ruminants affected include nyala, gemsbok, Arabian orynx, eland, kudu, scimitar-horned orynx, ankole & bison

# felines affected include domestic cat, puma, cheetah, ocelot & tiger

Etiology

prion-associated

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References

  1. Johnson & Gibbs NEJM 339:1994, 1998