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Caught my eye, because venison is rather tasty — the report from Tech Times:
Chronic Wasting Disease was first observed among Colorado deer in 1967. Since then, the neurological disease has spread to 24 U.S. states and Canada.
There have been no reports of human contamination so far, but a recent Canadian study has once again sparked worries that the disease could be contracted by humans.
In a long-term study at the University of Calgary, 18 macaques were exposed to the disease in different ways, including injecting infected material straight to the brain; feeding infected meat; skin contact; and intravenously.
Bottom line:
A report states that to date, three out of the five macaques fed with 5 kilograms (11 lbs.) of infected deer meat over a period of three years tested positive for CWD. In humans, such diet is equivalent to eating a 7-ounce steak each month.
What's even more alarming is that two of the three monkeys fed with deer meat exhibited symptoms of the disease such as anxiety, ataxia, and tremors.
One macaque shed one-third of its body weight over a six-month period, while two animals that had infected matter injected into their brains also developed CWD.
Good advice from a scientist:
"No one should consume animal products with a known prion disease," said Stefanie Czub, a prion researcher at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, who presented the partial findings of the study in Edinburgh, Scotland last May 2017.
Previously: Deer in Multiple U.S. States Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, Leading to Restrictions
Related: Venison: The Luxury Red Meat?
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday January 22 2018, @11:11PM (7 children)
How about a field, or even at the butchers' test for prions?
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(Score: 3, Informative) by NewNic on Monday January 22 2018, @11:18PM (6 children)
Because it requires testing the brain matter.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday January 22 2018, @11:24PM (3 children)
How difficult would it be to use a cork screw to get some brain matter? Or some other brain matter extraction device?
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday January 22 2018, @11:26PM (2 children)
> other brain matter extraction device?
Like a bullet, arrow, or hunting knife ?
(Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Monday January 22 2018, @11:42PM
"Please stop using large calibre weapons to hunt deer - we need more brain tissue left to test!"
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(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Tuesday January 23 2018, @10:29AM
Well that's a technology combination I never thought I'd encounter - a diagnostic bullet: You fire it at the target, and as it impacts it grabs a tissue sample, tests for disease and transmits the results back to the shooter's phone / bluetooth enabled HUD sniper-scope.
I can almost see this becoming a thing for hunters in the US.
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Tuesday January 23 2018, @03:45AM
Perhaps before grinding the brain matter up along with various other parts to make breakfast sausage, take some of that brain matter and reserve it for the proposed "field or at the butchers prions test." I know, it seems simple to me, but I am not a brain testing scientist, so I don't actually know what would be required.
Also, PSA: The article indicates that you should never inject yourself in the brain with infected deer flesh. The more you know.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Kromagv0 on Tuesday January 23 2018, @05:15PM
It is entirely possible to have that done. This past year I had to get my deer tested and the MN DNR had stations where you could bring them. I wouldn't trust an average deer hunter to do a proper field test but testing stations aren't uncommon in areas where there was an outbreak in some farmed animals in MN.
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