Animal prion diseases | ||||
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Disease | Host | Etiology | Year of Description | References |
Scrapie | Sheep, Goats | Infection with Prions of unknown origin | Mid 18th century | |
TME | Mink | Infection with Prions of either sheep or cattle origin | 1947 | |
CWD | Cervids | Infection with Prions of unknown origin | 1967 | |
BSE | Cattle | Infection with Prions of unknown origin | 1986 | |
EUE | Nyala, Kudu | Infection with Prions of BSE origin | 1986 | |
FSE | Cats | Infection with Prions of BSE origin | 1990 | |
NHP | Lemurs | Infection with Prions of BSE origin | 1996 | |
Human prion diseases | ||||
Disease | Host | Etiology | Year of Description | References |
Kuru | Human | Ritualistic Cannibalism or "Transumption" | 1957 | [17] |
sCJD | Human | Spontaneous PrPC→PrPSc conversion or somatic mutation | 1920 | |
f/gCJD | Human | Mutations in PRNP | 1924 | [20] |
GSS | Human | Mutations in PRNP | 1936 | [21] |
iCJD | Human | Infection with Prions of human origin by cadaveric corneal grafts, hGH or dura mater | 1974 | [22] |
FFI | Human | PRNP haplotype 178N-129M | 1986 | [23] |
vCJD | Human | Infection with Prions of BSE origin | 1996 | [24] |
sFI | Human | Spontaneous PrPC→PrPSc conversion or somatic mutation | 1999 | [25] |
VPSPr | Human | Spontaneous PrPC→PrPSc conversion or somatic mutation | 2008 | [26] |