Here in Colorado and a few contiguous states there's been a problem with Chronic Wasting Disease, a TSE, in deer and elk; it was recently discovered in Wisconsin as well. Locally, hunters who kill deer or elk that appear to be ill are requested to submit the head for testing to state authorities; I think concerned hunters can have any hunted animal tested, for a nominal fee. http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/chronic_wasting/chronic_wasting.html
I expect to have more reliable info next week, and will post it.
Debbi who still eats beef, but hasn't approached the US average of 65#/yr in more than a decade
That's weird. I went to the CWD website:
http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/about.map
and it had nothing for PA. I was sure some whitetail deer, on a captive farm, were found with CWD.
But I have a question about Mad Cow disease. A caller to a certain national radio show mentioned info about the disease which I've not heard backed up anywhere else.
First was the cattle incubation period of 3-7 years. Does that mean if the animal is infected, it is not sick for at least three years? Is it contagious before three years?
Second was the incubation period in humans. The caller said 5 to 40 years and it's 100% fatal. True, false, real facts?
The third, related to the long human incubation period, was that it may be causing Alzheimer disease. Somebody eating bad meat 30 years ago gets diagnosed with Alzheimer today.
Fourth and last I heard from another source. When it was first discovered in England they did a survey of those affected, or the families of those who died, and found 24 of the first 28 ate cow brains as a meal. <insert conspiracy music>
Or a clip from a cheesy zombie movie . . .
(FWIW, I've eaten pigs' brains but never cow brains, AFAIK.)
Bra—a—ains Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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