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The Pathogenesis and Pathology of Scrapie

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Aspects of Slow and Persistent Virus Infections

Part of the book series: New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology ((NPCM,volume 2))

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Although scrapie represents a major source of loss to the sheep industry, it has become increasingly apparent that its study can provide insight into an important group of enigmatic human neurological diseases. In addition however, it has a peculiar fascination for the biological scientist as it represents a uniquely perplexing subject as far as most current views on infectious processes are concerned.

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    D. A. J. Tyrrell

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Fraser, H. (1979). The Pathogenesis and Pathology of Scrapie. In: Tyrrell, D.A.J. (eds) Aspects of Slow and Persistent Virus Infections. New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9339-6_3

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