When processing deer, it is best to minimize contact with the spinal cord, spleen and lymph nodes to limit exposure to the prions that cause CWD. Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (Contributed image)
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Chronic wasting disease calls for safe handling of harvested deer
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects cervids such as white tailed deer. The disease causes holes in the brain, eventually leading to death of the animal. However, cervids can have the disease for 18 months or more before showing clinical signs of CWD.
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