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'Zombie' deer disease: States issue new warnings, confirmations of chronic wasting disease ... As deer hunting seasons across the nation ramp up, ... NATION'Zombie'deerdisease:Statesissuenewwarnings,confirmationsofchronicwastingdiseaseRyanW.MillerAshleyMayUSATODAYAsdeerhuntingseasonsacrossthenationramp up,wildlifeofficialsareissuingnewwarningsandconfirmationsofchronicwastingdisease,the brain-wastinganimaldiseaseinformallycalled"zombie"deerdisease.Everystatediffersonhuntingregulationsandhowtheyhandlemanagementofchronicwastingdisease,butinrecentweeks,wildlifeofficialsinstatesincluding Nevada,Iowa,Wyoming,PennsylvaniaandTennesseehaveeitherwarnedhuntersaboutthediseasetopreventitsspreadtotheirstateorconfirmednewcases.AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,atleast277countiesin24stateshavereportedchronicwastingdiseasein free-rangingdeer,elkorothercervidsasofAugust.Therearenovaccinesortreatmentsavailableforthedisease,whichisalwaysfatal. Andwhilenocaseshavebeenreportedinhumanstodate,someresearchersworryitposesarisktohumans.Here'swhatyouneedtoknowaboutchronicwastingdiseaseandhowtopreventit:Whatexactlyischronicwastingdisease?CWDisatypeofpriondisease calledtransmissiblespongiformencephalopathies.Thediseaseaffectsdeer'sbrainsandspinalcordsthroughabnormalprionproteinsthatdamagenormalprionproteins,theCDCsaid.Thecellscollectandeventuallyburst,leavingbehindmicroscopicemptyspacesinthebrainmatterthatgiveita“spongy”look,accordingtotheNorthCarolinaWildlifeCommission.Symptoms,whichcantakemorethanayeartodevelop,includedrasticweightloss,lackofcoordination,listlessness,drooling,excessivethirstorurination,droopingears,lackoffearofpeopleandaggression.Howdoeschronicwastingdiseasespread?Indeer,CWDspreadsthroughcontaminatedbodilyfluids,tissue,drinkingwaterandfood,theCDCsays. Thediseasewasfirstidentifiedincaptivedeerin thelate1960sinColoradoandinwilddeerin1981,theCDCsaid.Accordingtothehealthagency,CWDcouldbemorewidespreadthan24states."OnceCWDisestablishedinanarea,theriskcanremainforalongtimeintheenvironment.Theaffectedareasarelikelytocontinuetoexpand,"the CDCsaysonitswebsite.Isinfectedmeatsafetoeat?SomeinfectiousdiseaseexpertsworrythatifCWDweretoinfecthumans,consuminginfectedmeatwouldbethepathway."Itisprobablethathumancasesofchronicwastingdiseaseassociatedwithconsumptionwithcontaminatedmeatwillbedocumentedintheyearsahead,"MichaelOsterholm,directoroftheCenterforInfectiousDiseaseResearchandPolicyattheUniversityofMinnesota,toldstatelawmakersearlierthisyear.TheCDCalsosays eatinginfecteddeermeatwouldbethemostlikelywayforittospreadtopeople.More:In2005,about200peopleate‘zombie’deermeat.Here’swhathappenedAbout7,000to15,000animalsinfectedwithCWDareeateneachyear,andthatnumbercouldriseby20% annually,accordingtotheAllianceforPublicWildlife,whichOsterholmcitedinhistestimony.Scientistscan'tsayforsurethatCWDwillcrossoverandinfecthumans,butastimegoesonandmoreinfectedmeatisconsumed,thelikelihoodincreases,Osterholmsaid."It'slikeathrowatthegeneticroulettetable,"hesaid.Don'ttouchroadkillPeopleshouldn'thandleoreatmeatfromdeadanimals.Also,nevershootandhandleadeerorelkthatisactingstrangely. Ifyouseeananimalthatappearstobesick,takenoteofitslocationandcontactwildlifeofficials. Somestatesrecommendhuntershavedeerorelktestedbeforeeatingtheirmeat.Butevenatestcan detectCWDonlyatacertainstage.Thereisnotatestthatcandefinitivelysaytheanimalisnegativeforthedisease, TexasParksandWildlifenotes. Informationaboutwhatyourstaterecommendsisavailablefromstatewildlifeagencies. Weargloveswhenfield-dressingadeerTheCDCrecommendswearinglatexorrubbergloveswhenhandingahuntedanimalanditsmeat.Also,minimizethetimespenttouchingorganssuchasthebrainandspinalcordtissues.Neverusehouseholdknivesorutensilsforfielddressing.Alwayswashhandsanddisinfecthuntinginstrumentsafteruse.ProcessmeatindividuallyHunterswhotypicallyhavedeerorelkcommerciallyprocessedmightwanttoaskwhethertheiranimalscanbeprocessedindividuallytoavoidanychanceofcontamination. "Ifyouputthisintoameatprocessingplant...thisiskindofaworst-casenightmare,"Osterholmtoldlawmakers.FollowUSATODAY'sRyanMillerandAshleyMay onTwitter@RyanW_Millerand@ashleymaytweetsCouplehopingtobuilddreamhomeinFloridalearntheirlandusedtobeadumpWinnersandlosersfromWeek7incollegefootballareledbyGeorgia,Oklahoma'Dearest,mostfavoritefriend':EllenemergesforpalJenniferAnistonafterBushfracas'Myloansaredead':28-year-oldpaysoff$102Kinstudentloans,celebratesincemeteryLikewhatyousee?DownloadtheUSATODAYapp

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