Inactivation of chronic wasting disease prions using sodium hypochlorite.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease that can infect deer, elk and moose.CWD has now been detected in 26 states of the USA, 3 Canadian provinces, South Korea, Norway, Sweden and Finland.CWD continues to spread from endemic areas, and new foci of infections are frequently detected.As increasing numbers of cervids become infected, t