CWD testing results in Alberta?

saskbooknut said:
There is no authority that says anything about 30 years latency for disease to appear.
BSE was not transferrable according to the experts, and then it was.
We are obviously doing a large public health experiment, and some volunteers post on this thread.
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You certainly have a point no question about that.
I haven't knowingly eaten meat from an animal with CWD and I would rather not. All of my hunting has been in the western side of Alberta where CWD hasn't been an issue and with the exception of Camp Wainwright animals I have taken I have not had any other animals tested. This year I sent my mule deer buck in for testing even though it wasn't mandatory for the zone I got him in but they have had a couple positive test results in the next WMU to the east so that is close enough for me.
I expect to get test results back in early January with any luck.........
 
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saskbooknut said:
There is no authority that says anything about 30 years latency for disease to appear.
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Your right of course since it has never passed to humans that we know of yet. But similar "Prion" diseases can take up to 30 years to display symptoms so the assumption is that this one may as well. Of course it may not ever happen. But your right, it is a bit of an experiment.

While at my age I may risk it, I certainly would not make that choice for any family members, especially those that are much younger than I am.
 
Finally received back the CWD testing results for my 406 mule deer buck that I submitted back in early December last fall and the result is Negative!

:)

That is obviously good news and I don't have to think anymore about what I was going to do with a bunch of cut and wrapped deer meat in my freezer if it had of been a positive test........:confused:

Anyone else get their CWD results back?
 
Eating a deer that tests positive is a big risk. CWD has been shown to be transmissible to squirrel monkeys in the lab. Monkeys are some of the closest species to us genetically.

CWD is a type of prion disease, just like Mad Cow disease was. These prions can linger in your body for decades before they finally cause a horrific disease. Sure, no human has been shown to develop disease that was caused by eating positive deer meat, yet. But at any time, there could be a large number of people who show disease.

Why take the risk? Especially if you're younger or are feeding it to your kids.
 
havensmg said:
Eating a deer that tests positive is a big risk. CWD has been shown to be transmissible to squirrel monkeys in the lab. Monkeys are some of the closest species to us genetically.

CWD is a type of prion disease, just like Mad Cow disease was. These prions can linger in your body for decades before they finally cause a horrific disease. Sure, no human has been shown to develop disease that was caused by eating positive deer meat, yet. But at any time, there could be a large number of people who show disease.

Why take the risk? Especially if you're younger or are feeding it to your kids.
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Havensmg, to say that "Eating deer that test positive is a big risk" is your opinion and it appears that you based this on one unpublished paper. While I respect your opinion, I believe you are citing incorrect and incomplete information. The researchers in the paper you cited, did indeed end up with monkeys that exhibited CWD "like symptoms". However, the paper wasn't peer reviewed or published as a peer reviewed paper because this line of macaque monkeys also had a genetic defect causing a high incidence of diabetes. They were not able to actually prove that CWD would transmit into normal healthy monkeys. They were also feeding raw, infected deer brains to some of the monkeys. This is not something people would normally consume.
Also, during the outbreak of mad cow disease in England, millions upon millions of infected meals were consumed, over a 10 year period. Less than 100 people actually died of the disease. There is a far higher risk of getting hit by a bus while crossing a busy street. No disrespect intended, what you feed your kids is your business but I think your post is a bit alarmist.
 
havensmg said:
Eating a deer that tests positive is a big risk. CWD has been shown to be transmissible to squirrel monkeys in the lab. Monkeys are some of the closest species to us genetically.

CWD is a type of prion disease, just like Mad Cow disease was. These prions can linger in your body for decades before they finally cause a horrific disease. Sure, no human has been shown to develop disease that was caused by eating positive deer meat, yet. But at any time, there could be a large number of people who show disease.

Why take the risk? Especially if you're younger or are feeding it to your kids.
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powdermaker said:
Havensmg, to say that "Eating deer that test positive is a big risk" is your opinion and it appears that you based this on one unpublished paper. While I respect your opinion, I believe you are citing incorrect and incomplete information. The researchers in the paper you cited, did indeed end up with monkeys that exhibited CWD "like symptoms". However, the paper wasn't peer reviewed or published as a peer reviewed paper because this line of macaque monkeys also had a genetic defect causing a high incidence of diabetes. They were not able to actually prove that CWD would transmit into normal healthy monkeys. They were also feeding raw, infected deer brains to some of the monkeys. This is not something people would normally consume.
Also, during the outbreak of mad cow disease in England, millions upon millions of infected meals were consumed, over a 10 year period. Less than 100 people actually died of the disease. There is a far higher risk of getting hit by a bus while crossing a busy street. No disrespect intended, what you feed your kids is your business but I think your post is a bit alarmist.
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Exactly. Staying away from the brain tissue and some of the other organs is very good advice.
 
powdermaker said:
Havensmg, to say that "Eating deer that test positive is a big risk" is your opinion and it appears that you based this on one unpublished paper. While I respect your opinion, I believe you are citing incorrect and incomplete information. The researchers in the paper you cited, did indeed end up with monkeys that exhibited CWD "like symptoms". However, the paper wasn't peer reviewed or published as a peer reviewed paper because this line of macaque monkeys also had a genetic defect causing a high incidence of diabetes. They were not able to actually prove that CWD would transmit into normal healthy monkeys. They were also feeding raw, infected deer brains to some of the monkeys. This is not something people would normally consume.
Also, during the outbreak of mad cow disease in England, millions upon millions of infected meals were consumed, over a 10 year period. Less than 100 people actually died of the disease. There is a far higher risk of getting hit by a bus while crossing a busy street. No disrespect intended, what you feed your kids is your business but I think your post is a bit alarmist.
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It is a big risk. You also have no idea as to what I based my opinion on.

If you want to feed deer to your family, then go ahead. Take the risk.

https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/transmission.html
 
kc34 said:
Exactly. Staying away from the brain tissue and some of the other organs is very good advice.
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Certain parts of the animal have higher concentrations of prions (the disease causing agent), but the whole animal contains the prions. It has been shown in the lab to spread to monkeys after ingesting muscle tissue. Deer even spread it to each other through urine.
 
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