Humans can acquire TB from deer
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Re: Humans can acquire TB from deer
#2Sure they’ll sell you TB but if you want decent IOPs you’ll be shelling out extra doe.
Re: Humans can acquire TB from deer
#3This is pretty scary. Wisconsin has been tracking CWD[1] through the harvested heads of deer each fall despite no evidence that prions infecting deer jump to humans. This is different.
[1]: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/prevalence.html
Re: Humans can acquire TB from deer
#4This is pretty scary. Wisconsin has been tracking CWD[1] through the harvested heads of deer each fall despite no evidence that prions infecting deer jump to humans. This is different. [1]: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/prevalence.html
Not sure why it's scary? In NZ we've got bovine TB, and you need to learn to identify it in animals you're butchering, deer can get it but wild pigs are more prone due to their predilection for scavenging carcasses - brushtail possums, an introduced pest from Australia, are the main vector for cattle, deer and pigs.
When I started hunting, I was taught, "don't eat the lumpy ones", and of course, always make sure you properly autopsy the animal, liver, lungs, heart etc. And if you shoot a TB infected animal, don't transport the offal (especially not the heads of pigs, for some reason bovine TB has a predilection for their jaws), and bury or burn it if you can to prevent scavenging and further infection.
https://ospri.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Documents/TB-Information-...
To the best of my knowledge,human infection by bovine TB in NZ is very rare since the introduction of pasteurisation, although large pest control efforts (using a controversial (with some) poison) are undertaken to control the brushtail possum population.
But I dunno, maybe we gut our deer differently to how they do in America or something?
As a Kiwi hunter, what scares me disease wise about American hunting compared to ours is the ticks the animals typically carry - and the ticks in the forests!
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#6A hunter in our area back at home told us this was an issue (this was something around a decade ago). Mentioned that he always checked his catch on-site for TB, and if it showed any symptoms he’d just leave it there. It’s not worth the risk.
Re: Humans can acquire TB from deer
#7This is pretty scary. Wisconsin has been tracking CWD[1] through the harvested heads of deer each fall despite no evidence that prions infecting deer jump to humans. This is different. [1]: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/prevalence.html
Not sure why it's scary? In NZ we've got bovine TB, and you need to learn to identify it in animals you're butchering, deer can get it but wild pigs are more prone due to their predilection for scavenging carcasses - brushtail possums, an introduced pest from Australia, are the main vector for cattle, deer and pigs. When I started hunting, I was taught, "don't eat the lumpy ones", and of course, always make sure you…
The ticks aren't so bad if you know how to pull them out of your skin.
Re: Humans can acquire TB from deer
#8This is pretty scary. Wisconsin has been tracking CWD[1] through the harvested heads of deer each fall despite no evidence that prions infecting deer jump to humans. This is different. [1]: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/prevalence.html
Not sure why it's scary? In NZ we've got bovine TB, and you need to learn to identify it in animals you're butchering, deer can get it but wild pigs are more prone due to their predilection for scavenging carcasses - brushtail possums, an introduced pest from Australia, are the main vector for cattle, deer and pigs. When I started hunting, I was taught, "don't eat the lumpy ones", and of course, always make sure you…
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure why it's scary? In NZ we've got bovine TB, and you need to learn to identify it in animals you're butchering, deer can get it but wild pigs are more prone due to their predilection for scavenging carcasses - brushtail possums, an introduced pest from Australia, are the main vector for cattle, deer and pigs. When I started hunting, I was taught, "don't eat the lumpy ones", and of course, always make sure you…
The ticks aren't so bad if you know how to pull them out of your skin.
I don't know, as someone who eats a lot of meat the idea of catching a meat allergy from a tick bite is pretty terrifying https://acaai.org/allergies/types/food-allergies/types-food-...
Re: Humans can acquire TB from deer
#10There are some who believe Jane Austen died of bovine TB.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/6692503/J...