ATCC® Number:VR-676™
Classification: Unclassified
Agent: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Agent
Strain: Reeson
Original Source: human brain biopsy, patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, England
Depositors: C Gajdusek, CJ Gibbs
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chimpanzee chimpanzee; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; capuchin monkey; woolly monkey
Incubation : Duration: 12-14 months
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Tremor ataxia, fasciculation, somnolence, visual disturbance, dementia
Comments : See chart.
References : 33799: Gibbs CJ Jr., et al. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (spongiform encephalopathy): transmission to the chimpanzee. Science 161: 388-389, 1968. PubMed: 5661299 33800: Gibbs CJ Jr., Gajdusek DC. Infection as the etiology of spongiform encephalopathy (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). Science 165: 1023-1028, 1969. PubMed: 5804726