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From: Bovine adapted transmissible mink encephalopathy is similar to L-BSE after passage through sheep with the VRQ/VRQ genotype but not VRQ/ARQ

Fig. 2

Transmission efficiency. a The image illustrates the sequence of interspecies transmission events of TME isolates. The relative transmission efficiencies (TE) of each isolate in TgBovXV mice is denoted by a number between 0 and 1. A value close to 1 indicates highly effective transmission. The TE ratio is calculated using attack rate (AR) and incubation period (IP). A maximum TE of 1 indicates highly efficacious transmission. Sheep genotype modulates the TE of TME to bovinized mice. b The relationship of transmission efficiency (TE) with attack rate (AR) and incubation period (IP) is shown. The left y-axis designates the calculated ratios for TE and AR. The right y-axis (blue) indicates the mean incubation period (IP) in days for each isolate

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