CDC: Deer meat didn't cause hunters' deaths; concerns about chronic wasting disease remain
There have been no cases of chronic wasting disease in people to date, the CDC says. But it is still investigating the ...
Rare and fatal brain disease in two deer hunters heightens concerns about CWD
Two friends who hunted deer together at the same lodge contracted an extremely rare brain disease and died, raising fears ...
Fears ‘zombie deer disease’ could ‘pass to humans like mad cow disease’ after death of men
SCIENTISTS fear two hunters may have contracted a ‘zombie deer disease’ after eating infected meat. The US pair died soon ...
Did Texas researchers link hunter deaths to deer disease? Not quite. Here are the facts
Researchers in San Antonio loosely connected a deer-specific disease to the deaths of two hunters — which would be the first ...
Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission
Two recent cases of prion disease in the U.S. may have been caused by contaminated deer meat, though the connection is still ...
Study Suggests Possible Link Between CWD and Fatal Human Disease—But with Many Open Questions
The study may seem alarming but it simply concludes that researchers can't rule out a link and that more study is needed.
2 die after eating CWD-infected meat: What to know about 'zombie deer disease'
CWD has never been found in humans, but researchers now believe there may be a risk of the fatal disease spreading after two ...
Chronic wasting disease: Death of 2 hunters in US raises concerns of 'zombie deer'
The 2022 deaths of two hunters who may have eaten venison infected with chronic wasting disease has raised concerns the illness could pass to humans.
2 hunters may have died of prion disease from eating contaminated deer meat, researchers say
A new report calls for further study into a possible link between chronic wasting disease in deer and a rare and deadly brain ...
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Zombie deer disease possibly linked to hunters’ deaths
( NewsNation) — A group of so-called “zombie” disease-infected deer could be linked to the deaths of two hunters who ate ...
Study: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison
A recent study in the journal Neurology found two hunters may have contracted the human form of Chronic Wasting Disease after ...
Scientists Suggest First Link Between Always-Fatal Deer Disease CWD and Human Deaths
An article published in Volume 102 of 'Neurology' suggests a possible link to CWD as a contributing factor in the deaths of ...