Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms

Prions are proteinaceous infectious agents that can be transmitted through various components of the environment, including soil particles. We found that earthworms exposed to prion-contaminated soil can bind, retain, and excrete prions, which remain highly infectious. Our results suggest that eart...

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Autores principales: Sandra Pritzkow, Rodrigo Morales, Manuel Camacho, Claudio Soto
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ab2007d0005a4ec09bae7e251db55f0a2021-11-22T12:58:26ZUptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms10.3201/eid2712.2042361080-60401080-6059https://doaj.org/article/ab2007d0005a4ec09bae7e251db55f0a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/12/20-4236_articlehttps://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 Prions are proteinaceous infectious agents that can be transmitted through various components of the environment, including soil particles. We found that earthworms exposed to prion-contaminated soil can bind, retain, and excrete prions, which remain highly infectious. Our results suggest that earthworms potentially contribute to prion disease spread in the environment. Sandra PritzkowRodrigo MoralesManuel CamachoClaudio SotoCenters for Disease Control and Preventionarticleprions and related diseaseschronic wasting diseaseenvironmental transmissionPMCAearthwormsMedicineRInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENEmerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 3151-3154 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic prions and related diseases
chronic wasting disease
environmental transmission
PMCA
earthworms
Medicine
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Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle prions and related diseases
chronic wasting disease
environmental transmission
PMCA
earthworms
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Sandra Pritzkow
Rodrigo Morales
Manuel Camacho
Claudio Soto
Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
description Prions are proteinaceous infectious agents that can be transmitted through various components of the environment, including soil particles. We found that earthworms exposed to prion-contaminated soil can bind, retain, and excrete prions, which remain highly infectious. Our results suggest that earthworms potentially contribute to prion disease spread in the environment.
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author Sandra Pritzkow
Rodrigo Morales
Manuel Camacho
Claudio Soto
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Rodrigo Morales
Manuel Camacho
Claudio Soto
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title Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
title_short Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
title_full Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
title_fullStr Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
title_full_unstemmed Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
title_sort uptake, retention, and excretion of infectious prions by experimentally exposed earthworms
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ab2007d0005a4ec09bae7e251db55f0a
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