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

Pritzkow, Sandra; Morales, Rodrigo; Camacho, Manuel; Soto, Claudio

doi:10.3201/eid2712.204236

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

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12 2021
By Pritzkow, Sandra ; Morales, Rodrigo ; Camacho, Manuel ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Pritzkow, Sandra ; Morales, Rodrigo ; Camacho, Manuel ; Soto, Claudio
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.
Subjects:

Animals Communicable Diseases Oligochaeta Prion Diseases Prions Soil Wasting Disease, Chronic
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021; 27(12):3151-3154
Pubmed ID:

34808087
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8632197
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

P01 AI077774/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 AI132695/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/
Volume:

27
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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