In the United States and Canada, there is concern about a disease affecting deer and elk, among other species.

They call her disease of the “zombie deer” and it’s neurological. Unfortunately, they describe it as deadly and contagious, El Periódico noted.

In scientific terms, it is, as revealed, ‘chronic wasting disease’ (CWD).

They explained in Clarín that in October 2023, a deer died in Yellowstone National Park in the United States and that there have been cases in at least two Canadian provinces.

To combat or avoid this, there are still no treatments or vaccines, Clarín emphasizes.

How to detect “zombie deer” disease

Those southern media indicated that the disease is a chronic wasting disease (CWD), caused by prions (abnormal and transmissible pathogens).

The animals behave ‘strangely’: the prions cause changes in the deer’s brain and nervous system, they pointed out.

The most obvious symptoms in animals are apathy, weight loss and even excessive drooling.

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Hunters and veterinarians describe seeing affected animals:

It is spread through the cervid family: deer, elk, moose, caribou and reindeer.

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Infection

The United States is analyzing whether the disease can be transmitted from zombie deer to humans

In Page 12 They indicated that “although the U.S. National Park Service reported that there is currently no evidence that CWD can infect people or pets, precautions have been increased.”

It does not recommend the consumption of tissues from infected animals, they added in Ámbito, noting that there have been reports of the disease in South Korea in previous years.

In that medium they quoted Dr. Thomas Roffe, veterinarian and former chief of animal health at the Fish & Wildlife Service, a United States federal agency.

He believes “aggressive measures” must be taken to stop the advance of the disease, warning that it has “huge ecological consequences.”

The disease, Infobae noted, “has spread stealthily throughout North America and in recent years has already been reported in more than 31 states in the United States, two provinces in Canada, and cases have even been reported in South Korea , according to the American Geological Survey. (JO)