NR AOHS
AU Travis,D.; Miller,M.
TI A short review of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and guidelines for managing risks associated with chronic wasting disease in captive cervids in zoos
QU Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 2003 Jun; 34(2): 125-33
PT journal article; review; review, tutorial
AB The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) represent an emerging group of diseases that have been labeled as "prion diseases" because of the recent characterization of the infectious agent. TSEs are caused by prions, which induce neurodegenerative fatal diseases in humans and animals. Some TSEs (scrapie and kuru), have existed in both animals and humans for a very long time, whereas others such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have either recently emerged or are more thoroughly described and recognized. It is obvious that the medical community will be forced to consider these diseases in humans and animals for the future. This article offers a short review of the TSEs of immediate concern to zoo and wildlife veterinarians and wildlife biologists and suggests risk management strategies for the prevention of these diseases, with special focus on chronic wasting disease of cervids in North America.
ZR 29
MH Animals; *Animals, Wild; *Animals, Zoo; *Artiodactyla; Guidelines; Human; Kuru; *Prion Diseases/prevention & control/therapy/transmission; Prions; Risk Factors; Scrapie; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Zoonoses
AD Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
SP englisch
PO USA