Of more interest is the prediction of the number of non-case farms that currently harbour undetected scrapie.
Structural studies of the scrapie prion protein using mass spectrometry and amino acid sequencing.
Below we will also compare the population-level prevalence of scrapie infection between various within-flock transmission scenarios.
During this period a total of 304 scrapie cases occurred.
At present, given the uncertainities surrounding the transmission characteristics of scrapie, it is important to consider a broad variety of different transmission scenarios.
These data are simultaneously analysed using mathematical models describing scrapie transmission between sheep and between flocks.
This will serve as a starting point for the future study of scrapie persistence in a population consisting of a large number of interacting flocks.
Replication of distinct scrapie prion isolates is region specific in brains of transgenic mice and hamsters.
