I would avoid getting saliva on my hands. CWD is still under study.
Texas Parks and Wildlife: Cases of brain-eating disease in deer confirmed in state
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said there are confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed and mule deer in the state.
Texas Parks and Wildlife: Cases of brain-eating disease in deer confirmed in state
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said there are confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed and mule deer in the state.
Cases of disease have been found in three white-tailed deer in in Medina, Dallam and Hartley counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley and El Paso counties.
These discoveries, the department said, underscore the importance of aggressive detection, sampling and herd management to control the disease.
CWD is a transmissible form of spongiform encephalopathy that is known to mainly affect deer.
The Centers for Disease Control said more studies are need about the possibility of transmission to humans, and they urge hunters to not eat CWD-harboring tissue – such as brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen, tonsils and lymph nodes – of deer or elk in CWD-infected areas.
The affected white-tailed deer in Medina County was harvested by a hunter on a private ranch near a deer-breeding facility where CWD had been confirmed earlier.
Each of the new confirmations occurred in a county where CWD had previously been detected.
In 2018, 49 cases of CWD were confirmed in permitted breeder facilities, and eight cases were confirmed in animals taken outside of a breeder facility or related release site.
So far, with only two exceptions, the cases of CWD in the south-central Texas area were limited to breeder facilities or nearby release sites.
The facilities in Medina County where CWD was confirmed, are under plans that require before-death testing to detect and remove disease-positive animal to reduce exposure to others.
In the Trans-Pecos area, the affected animals were taken close to the border with New Mexico, a state where CWD had previously been discovered.
Cases of disease have been found in three white-tailed deer in in Medina, Dallam and Hartley counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley and El Paso counties.
These discoveries, the department said, underscore the importance of aggressive detection, sampling and herd management to control the disease.
CWD is a transmissible form of spongiform encephalopathy that is known to mainly affect deer.
The Centers for Disease Control said more studies are need about the possibility of transmission to humans, and they urge hunters to not eat CWD-harboring tissue – such as brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen, tonsils and lymph nodes – of deer or elk in CWD-infected areas.
The affected white-tailed deer in Medina County was harvested by a hunter on a private ranch near a deer-breeding facility where CWD had been confirmed earlier.
Each of the new confirmations occurred in a county where CWD had previously been detected.
In 2018, 49 cases of CWD were confirmed in permitted breeder facilities, and eight cases were confirmed in animals taken outside of a breeder facility or related release site.
So far, with only two exceptions, the cases of CWD in the south-central Texas area were limited to breeder facilities or nearby release sites.
The facilities in Medina County where CWD was confirmed, are under plans that require before-death testing to detect and remove disease-positive animal to reduce exposure to others.
In the Trans-Pecos area, the affected animals were taken close to the border with New Mexico, a state where CWD had previously been discovered.
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