title: Prionet Canada: a network of centres of excellence for research into prions and prion diseases.
abstract: PrioNet Canada's strength in basic, applied, and social research is helping to solve the food, health safety, and socioeconomic problems associated with prion diseases. Prion diseases are transmissible, fatal neurodegenerative diseases of humans and animals. Examples of prion diseases include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as "mad cow" disease), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk. As of March 31, 2008, PrioNet's interdisciplinary network included 62 scientific members, 5 international collaborators, and more than 150 students and young professionals working in partnership with 25 different government, nongovernment, and industry partners. PrioNet's activities are developing strategies based on a sustained, rational approach that will mitigate, and ultimately control, prion diseases in Canada.
authors.affiliation: PrioNet Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Janie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haney
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Tyshenko
authors.forename: Shalu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Darshan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krewski
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Leighton
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Westaway
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricketts
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cashman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011328:Prions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management; D000078329:Workforce
chemical_list: D011328:Prions