Infectivity relates to how a pathogen is able to establish infection in a healthy but susceptible host and it positively correlates with virulence. Methods to measure infectivity if specific and sensitive will aid prion research.
Dear Joshua Adekunle Babalola
Pls. find the attached files
http://www.who.int/bloodproducts/tablestissueinfectivity.pdf
http://www.who.int/bloodproducts/tse/WHO%20TSE%20Guidelines%20FINAL-22%20JuneupdatedNL.pdf
http://www.who.int/bloodproducts/TSEPUBLISHEDREPORT.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603099/
http://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D5635.PDF
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(04)16812-8/abstract
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Carbonell/publication/6611554_Reduction_in_infectivity_of_endogenous_transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathies_present_in_blood_by_adsorption_to_selective_affinity_resins/links/00b7d51d20a812c4d2000000.pdf
http://www.jbc.org/content/282/49/35878.full
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/260961/report.pdf
Brian K. Nunnally, Ira S. Krull. 2003. Prions and Mad Cow Disease. CRC Press,Pp.413. ISBN0203912977, 9780203912973
http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/ScienceResearch/BiologicsResearchAreas/ucm258773.htm
http://jvi.asm.org/content/86/4/2056.full
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41040449.x/full
http://www.who.int/bloodproducts/tse/en/
http://www.cdc.gov/prions/cjd/infection-control.html
Hoping this will be helpful
Regards
Prof. Houda Kawas
Article Reduction in infectivity of endogenous transmissible spongif...
Prof Houda Kawas, am very grateful for your contribution to my question.
You most welcome
Houda
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