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Table 1 Comparison of the incubation period, clinical course and main clinical manifestations of the infected hamsters inoculated with three scrapie strains

From: Mouse-adapted scrapie strains 139A and ME7 overcome species barrier to induce experimental scrapie in hamsters and changed their pathogenic features

Strain

Incubation (days)

Clinical course (days)

Clinical manifestation

263 K*

66.7 ± 11 (45-72)

5-7

ataxia

139A

395 ± 8.5 (385-405)

25-30

scratch

ME7

496.25 ± 27.22 (460-530)

30-40

severe thin, sluggish

  1. *referring to [11]