title: What veterinary practitioners should know about scrapie.
abstract: Scrapie is the longest known and most widely spread of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and remains the model for much of the research regarding these diseases. Because scrapie is a reportable disease and the subject of an active eradication program in the United States, veterinary practitioners should have a basic understanding of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Caine Veterinary Teaching Center, University of Idaho, Caldwell, ID 83607, USA.
authors.forename: Marie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bulgin
authors.forename: Sharon Sorensen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Melson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D008297:Male; D012608:Scrapie / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D012756:Sheep; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000523:psychology*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*