Observation on the remarkable stability of transmissible mink encephalopathy virus.
Transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) virus retained biological activity after prolonged storage in formalin (about three and a half years) and in paraffin tissue blocks used for histologic preparations (about six and a half years). Thus, TME tissues in formalin and in paraffin blocks should be handled as contaminated materials.
D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008907:Mink; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D011328:Prions / Q000502:physiology*; D012897:Slow Virus Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013997:Time Factors; D014713:Viruses, Unclassified / Q000502:physiology*
D011328:Prions