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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: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @11:25PM (6 children)
Americans already have a chronic wasting disease. That's why we need all those illegal alien immigrants!!
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @11:40PM
Comments like this call for an inspection of the original submission.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday January 22 2018, @11:45PM (3 children)
Wrong: it's a chronic fattening disease.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @12:20AM (2 children)
Beat me to it. GP has it wrong. In fact, maybe this is a cure for obesity!
I mean, it's not like most Americans use that thing in their head anyway. They already do monumentally stupid things like invasive surgery to lose weight, which never works anyway because stress is the root cause, not stomach size. Why not CWD?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @07:46AM (1 child)
Yes, stress about being too fat.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @09:50PM
Yep. Also stress about flipping through the latest pop culture potboiler magazine and religiously sticking to some sham fad diet. Stress about the diet not working past the first week. Stress about failing to religiously stick to it. Stress about how much the new fad diet costs.
But mostly the stress that comes with being part of the precariat.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday January 23 2018, @01:41AM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?