Prion Diseases Hidden in Spleens Could Mean Thousands of Infected

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A new study published in Science shows that prion diseases, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), are able to jump species a lot easier than previously thought, because they can replicate in the spleen without necessarily affecting the brain.

Read more @ SciTechDaily

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