EcologybioRxiv
Comparison of Chronic Wasting Disease Detection Methods and Procedures: implications for free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) surveillance and management
M. D. Schwabenlander, G. R. Rowden, M. Li…·P. A. Larsen
This study compares CWD detection methods in white-tailed deer, finding RT-QuIC more sensitive than ELISA and IHC, and that testing multiple tissues improves detection rates.