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Battle with Texas rancher ends, 249 'zombie deer' killed amid state's largest CWD outbreak
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWildlife officials in Texas shot and killed nearly 250 white-tailed deer, most of which had...
Alzheimer’s disease may be transmissible, some experts say—but only in rare, unusual circumstances....
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoIncredibly rare and exotic prion diseases hold uncomfortable similarities with other...
What is chronic wasting disease? A wildlife scientist explains the fatal prion infection killing...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFemale white-tailed deer at sunrise. Gary Gray/Getty ImagesChronic wasting disease, a deadly...
What are prion diseases? Hunters died of fatal disorder after eating tainted deer meat, researchers...
WJZY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA recent report published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that two hunters contracted...
What Is Kuru?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Prion Disease Spread by Ingesting Human Brain Matter Andrew Brookes/ Getty Images Medically reviewed by Ronald Lubelchek, MD Kuru is an extremely rare...
Lethal ‘zombie deer disease’ could spill-over to humans, research group warns as it launches an...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe threat of so-called “mad cow disease” has all but faded from the collective memory, after its...
Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA new study might point to the first signs of a frightening public health scenario: Researchers...
Alarming case of deadly brain disease linked to Covid-19
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoCovid was associated with a case of prion disease, a type of “rapidly progressive dementia” in a new...
Chronic wasting disease: Death of 2 hunters in US raises concerns of 'zombie deer'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTwo hunters who ate meat from a population of deer known to have chronic wasting disease − or...
2 die after eating CWD-infected meat: What to know about 'zombie deer disease'
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoResearchers reported the death of two hunters who ate venison infected with chronic wasting disease...