First Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in Moose (Alces alces) in Sweden
Erik Ågren, Kaisa Sörén, Dolores Gavier‐Widén, Sylvie L. Benestad, Linh Tran, Karolina Wall, Gustav Averhed, Neele Doose, Jørn Våge, Maria Nöremark
Abstract
We report the first detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Sweden, in three old female moose (Alces alces). Prions (PrPCWD) were detected in brain but not in lymph nodes. The findings are similar to previously described CWD cases in old moose in Norway, where a spontaneous origin is hypothesized.
Topics & Concepts
Chronic wasting diseaseWastingBiologyWasting SyndromeDiseaseZoologyPathologyMedicinePrion proteinEndocrinologyScrapiePrion Diseases and Protein MisfoldingMetallurgy and Material Science