What veterinary practitioners should know about scrapie.
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.
Bulgin
Marie S
MS
Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Caine Veterinary Teaching Center, University of Idaho, Caldwell, ID 83607, USA.
Melson
Sharon Sorensen
SS
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*