Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact?
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
Prions, the pathogens that cause scrapie in sheep, can survive in the ground for several years, as researchers have discovered. Animals can become infected via contaminated pastures. It is not yet known whether the pathogens that cause BSE and CWD are equally resistant.