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Which animals are the most threatened by a prion disease?

cattle

cats

sheep

ducks

Scrapie is infectious and incurable. Recent studies suggest prions may be spread through urine and persist in the environment for decades. Scrapie occurs in Europe and North America, but to date, Australia and New Zealand (both major sheep-producing countries) are scrapie-free.

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Answers by country

Norway

15%

26%

47%

10%

19

India

23%

32%

38%

4%

71

Italy

12%

43%

37%

6%

16

the United States

31%

28%

30%

7%

201

the United Kingdom

33%

33%

28%

3%

137

Germany

27%

37%

28%

5%

90

Canada

40%

33%

26%

0%

15

Republic of Ireland

39%

32%

25%

3%

28

the Netherlands

56%

18%

25%

0%

16

Poland

33%

39%

21%

5%

5420

France

35%

35%

21%

0%

14

Austria

40%

40%

20%

0%

10

Unknown

39%

40%

15%

5%

297

the Philippines

16%

50%

8%

16%

12

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