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J Wildl Dis
; 55(4): 970-972, 2019 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30920905
ABSTRACT
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal contagious prion disease naturally occurring in cervids in North America. In 2016, CWD was detected in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and moose (Alces alces) in Norway. Here, we report the first known naturally infected wild Norwegian red deer (Cervus elaphus).