edmontonjournal.com
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is expanding its hunter surveillance program for chronic wasting disease, as positive deer continue to turn up in an increasingly larger area.
An additional seven wildlife management units were added to the list this year, bringing the total to 26. Hunters must turn in the heads of any deer killed in this area for testing. The area began by hugging the Alberta/Saskatchewan border, but has since expanded west and south…………
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CWD is caused by a prion, similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, that causes deer to slowly waste away. There is no evidence that the disease in its current form can infect humans, though some recent research out of the United States suggests that if it adapted the strain could infect humans. The World Health Organization recommends a precautionary approach and recommends any animal product known to be infected with any prion disease not be consumed by humans.
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