Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease update: Tunisia, CPD, dromedary camel, 1st rep, RFI
PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease update: Tunisia, CPD, dromedary camel, 1st rep, RFI
CJD -- Tunisia1. CPD is a novel prion disease2. It has been reported in Algeria (Prof Baaissaa Babelhadj) and Tunisia (Prof Abdelkader Amara, Ecole Veterinaire, Sidi Thabet)3. It affects adult animals4. In the Ouargla Region (Algeria), where CPD has been first identified, its incidence is rapidly and progressively increasing (Baaissa, personal communication)5. The involvement of the lymphoreticular system suggests CPD is an infectious prion disease6. Preliminary results suggest that the CPD prion Read more [...]
