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Sci Rep May 2023 PMID 37188858

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions.

H N Inzalaco, F Bravo-Risi, R Morales, D P Walsh, D J Storm, J A Pedersen, W C Turner, S S Lichtenberg

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Abstract in brief

  • This study explores whether ticks can harbor and transmit chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions, which are infectious proteins that cause fatal neurodegenerative disease in deer and similar animals.
  • Experiments showed that ticks feeding on PrP-spiked blood can ingest and excrete prions, and analysis of wild ticks found seeding activity, indicating they can carry amounts of PrP that could potentially infect other animals.
  • The findings suggest that ticks might play a role in the indirect transmission of CWD among cervids, with the potential to take up enough prions to pose a transmission risk.]
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Mugen UJIIE (氏家 無限)
@carpe_diem0820 · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions - Scientific Reports https://t.co/5a5VyBJFDn 慢性消耗疾患（CWD）は、シカ科に影響を及ぼす致死性の神経変性疾患で、感染性プリオンが原因となる 研究により、感染したシカを吸血したダニの40%にCWDプリオンが検出された https://t.co/5H7HqsEnS3

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@Tamara7063 · X

Yikes!

Jul 3, 2023 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 2,851 followers View post →
Meri Perkins
@mlperk1 · X

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Dec 3, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,284 followers View post →
Meri Perkins
@mlperk1 · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions https://t.co/4uODHOuNP5

May 15, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,284 followers View post →
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@Tamara7063 · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions | Scientific Reports https://t.co/wU58rh77m7

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RT @mlperk1: Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions https://t.co/4uODHOuNP5

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Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions https://t.co/4uODHOuNP5

May 15, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,284 followers View post →
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RT @carpe_diem0820: Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions - Scientific Reports https://t.co/5a5VyBJFDn 慢性消耗疾患（CWD）は、シカ科に…

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François Booream
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to which I say this article may work to undermine the standing narrative inadvertently. https://t.co/WWpR4TXLTm

Jan 12, 2024 · 1 like · 724 followers View post →
Meri Perkins
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Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions https://t.co/4uODHOuNP5

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Meri Perkins
@mlperk1 · X

2017 https://t.co/PrNGDtjVgZ 2023 https://t.co/4uODHOuNP5

Dec 3, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,284 followers View post →
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Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions https://t.co/aOCXO4YX92

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@OrdoFibonacci · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions https://t.co/30jdcCAlnI via @YouTube

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RT @Tamara7063: Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions | Scientific Reports https://t.co/wU58rh77m7

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Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions | Scientific Reports https://t.co/wU58rh77m7

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RT @Tamara7063: Yikes!

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RT @Tamara7063: Yikes!

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Yikes!

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@horai_kosmonavt · X

RT @carpe_diem0820: Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions - Scientific Reports https://t.co/5a5VyBJFDn 慢性消耗疾患（CWD）は、シカ科に…

Jun 30, 2023 · 3 shares · 2,196 followers View post →
Acarological Society
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Andy Figueroa
@2Chronicles36 · X

Mentioned in today's Youtube 'Infectious Disease Puscast' "Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions" PubMed: https://t.co/v6nnwU9F0H

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Mugen UJIIE (氏家 無限)
@carpe_diem0820 · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions - Scientific Reports https://t.co/5a5VyBJFDn 慢性消耗疾患（CWD）は、シカ科に影響を及ぼす致死性の神経変性疾患で、感染性プリオンが原因となる 研究により、感染したシカを吸血したダニの40%にCWDプリオンが検出された https://t.co/5H7HqsEnS3

May 23, 2023 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 12,387 followers View post →
Cooperthicc
@istudiedtrees · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions | Scientific Reports https://t.co/o02WiAYaA8

May 22, 2023 · 616 followers View post →
Antonio J Vallecillo, PhD
@Vallecillo_AJ · X

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions. https://t.co/7YsLMrG7Gy

May 20, 2023 · 531 followers View post →
REDBEARD1969
@redlgb1969 · X

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