Transmissible Spongiform

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a neurodegenerative disorder, causes neuronal dysfunction and can affect different species such as ungulates and humans (Collins et al 2004). One of the examples of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) (Williams and Young 1980). Since the first encounter of CWD, it has been a major research topic in the sciences due to prevalence, transmission and spread throughout ungulates across North America, North Korea and Europe (Canadian Food Inspection Agency 2012, Mathiason 2006). One of the ungulate species that are affected by the disease is Odocoileus hemionus (mule deer). The disease has attributed to changes in population in O. hemionus (Spraker et al 1997, Williams