A deadly disease affecting deer could worry hunters and venison enthusiasts. New medical study suggests “potential prion transmission between species”. Chronic wasting disease is highly contagious in the deer population and is always fatal. A new study suggests that two hunter deaths in Wyoming could be the first signs that it is evolving and can now affect humans who eat rotten meat. We have only seen a few cases of CWD in Alabama deer, but it is something that many local deer are concerned about. hunters. It was only recently discovered in the northwest of the state. >> PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Chronic wasting disease of deer discovered in Alabama A new study indicating that eating CWD-contaminated meat could cause fatal illness in humans is getting a lot of attention, but local deer hunters don’t don’t seem to be worried about this problem. .Joe Phillips is an avid deer hunter and works at Marks Outdoor Sports in Hoover. “I don’t think customers are worried for the most part,” Phillips said. “And, you know, you just hope it’s isolated up there and “But Alabama hunters are concerned about the deer population and what could happen if more cases of CWD are identified in the In other states, officials have quarantined affected herds and culled them to try to control the spread. “We don’t want to see anything like that because I believe once it starts. to occur, hunter numbers will likely decline,” Phillips said. “And that might make people want to, you know, give up deer hunting for a little while until it’s fixed. We don’t want that.” In 2021, more than half a million of Alabamians have obtained a hunting license. Phillips said the sport is an important part of the state’s economy and anything that impacts that is not good for the state “I. would never want to think about a fall without a deer season that could rival any college football in the fall, and it probably wouldn’t be good for the economy,” Phillips said. >> WVTM 13 ON THE GO: Download our application for free. The researchers who carried out this study cited two deaths attributed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They admit that additional research has been conducted. is necessary to establish a definitive link with CWD. To read the full study, click here.
A deadly disease affecting deer could worry hunters and venison enthusiasts. A new medical study suggests “potential prion transmission between species”.
Chronic wasting disease is highly contagious among the deer population and is always fatal. A new study suggests that two hunter deaths in Wyoming could be the first signs that it is evolving and can now affect humans who eat rotten meat.
We have only seen a few cases of CWD in Alabama deer, but it is something that concerns many local deer hunters. It was only recently discovered in the northwest of the state.
>> PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Chronic wasting disease of deer discovered in Alabama
A new study indicating that eating CWD-contaminated meat could cause fatal illness in humans is getting a lot of attention, but local deer hunters don’t seem to be worried about the problem.
Joe Phillips is an avid deer hunter and works at Marks Outdoor Sports in Hoover.
“I don’t think most customers are worried,” Phillips said. “And, you know, you just hope it’s isolated up there and under control.”
But Alabama hunters are concerned about the deer population and what could happen if more cases of CWD are identified in the state. In other states, authorities have quarantined affected herds and exterminated them to try to control the spread.
“We don’t want to see something like that because I think once that starts happening, hunter numbers will probably go down,” Phillips said. “And that might make people want to, you know, let the deer hunt for a little while until it’s fixed. We don’t want that.
In 2021, more than half a million Alabamians obtained hunting licenses. Phillips said sports are an important part of the state’s economy and anything that impacts that is not good for the state.
“I would never want to think about a fall without a deer season that could rival that of college football in the fall, and that probably wouldn’t be good for the economy,” Phillips said.
>> WVTM 13 ON THE GO: Download our app for free
The researchers who carried out this study cited two deaths attributed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They admit that more research is needed to establish a definitive link to CWD.
To read the full study, click here.
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