CWD Transmission: Prion Disease Onset Times in GtE and GtQ Mice

Incubation times, measured in days, for individual mice that developed progressive neurological disease after transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)-infected tissue homogenates. The dataset excludes mice that died of intercurrent illnesses before prion disease onset. It was authored by Joseph P. DeFranco and last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling prion disease incubation periods based on recorded time-to-onset data.
• Comparing disease susceptibility between GtE and GtQ mouse genotypes mentioned in the title.
• Analyzing the progression of neurological disease signs as described in the data collection criteria.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific experimental transmission model of CWD.
• Individual mouse-level observations for disease onset are recorded.
• Dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.9 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Joseph P. DeFranco via figshare

Collection Method

Experimental transmission of CWD-infected brain, spleen, and muscle homogenates to mice, with observation of disease onset.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 17:41:17; freshness should be verified.