INVESTIGATION OF AN OUTBREAK OF SCRAPIE IN PALESTINE | ||||
| Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||||
| Volume 55, Issue 4, October 2007, Page 1011-1017 PDF (2.95 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.2007.378779 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| SALAMEH BARHOOM* | ||||
| Clinical studies , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. An-Najah National University , Nablus —Palestine P.O Box 7 | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study documents an outbreak of scrapie in adult sheep (East — Friesian Breed) in Palestine with high morbidity rate 21.5% . The clinical findings of the disease were abnormal behavior, ataxia, tremor, incoordination of locomotion, pruritus, loss of wool, nibbling, recumbency and hyperaesthesia to noise, movement or touch. The clinical diagnosis is supported by histopathological lesions and immuno-detection of prion proteins in central nervous system by immunohistochemistry using a reference specific staining monoclonal antibody RIDA Mab L42. | ||||
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