Deer disease found in Tennessee counties

https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Deer-disease-found-in-Tennessee-counties-503415131.html

By Associated Press |

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Tennessee are implementing an emergency plan after at least 13 cases of chronic wasting disease were discovered in deer.

WTVF-TV reports the sick deer were found in Fayette and Hardeman counties in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission says chronic wasting disease has no known risk to the health of humans or livestock. It says CWD is a deadly neurological disorder that affects deer.

In response to the cases, the agency is enacting a plan for hunters in Fayette, Hardeman and McNairy counties.

The station reports deer hunted in those counties must remain there, except meat with all the bones removed, antlers with no tissue attached, tanned hides and finished taxidermy products.

Starting Dec. 29, hunters killing deer in the CWD zone are required to check for testing at sampling and check stations with the counties.

3 thoughts on “Deer disease found in Tennessee counties

  1. I’ll just bet that Chronic Wasting Disease has no know risk to human health! Chronic Wasting Disease seems to be spreading to many regions in the U.S. and Canada. Many states prohibited people from feeding deer and putting out salt licks. It was said that by doing so,it could be the cause of spreading CWD. Farmed deer seemed to have the most cases and deer that escaped the farm in Pa. were said to possibly be spreading the disease. Organic Consumers had a story about how the urine and excrement of diseased deer in corn fields could be spreading it to humans. How many Cretzfeld Jakob (human form) cases that were labeled as Alzheimers might be in Nursing Homes. It seems that if the person is under 50 years old it is Cretzfeld Jakob, but if you are over 50 then it is a naturally occurring disease. It seems to me that hunting is a dying “sport” and Fish and Game doesn’t want any negative press to prevent hunters from hunting! https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/prions-plants-new-concerns-regarding-chronic-wasting-disease

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