Re: OT: Chronic Wasting Disease in WI deer

In a message dated 7/31/02 11:30:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
corgilover@wi.rr.com writes:

<< This article was in our local paper last weekend.  Over 100
 people over a period of about 10 years were invited to wild
 game feasts put on by the same few men.  Two died of
 Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseas >>

That is incredible news, incredible in that we do not know this in the 
Eastern states.  There is a decrease in hunting in our area while the deer 
continue to increase but it is believed to be for social reasons. There is 
just a lessening interest in hunting.  We were asked for permission to hunt 
our land ten years ago, frequently,  in the past several years there have 
been no requests.  Turkeys are on the increase here also.

Sometimes the deer hunter, if he bags more than one, has the entire deer made 
into Italian style sausages.  I never eat venison, just my problem 
associating those creatures romping through my fields and dinner, can't do 
it.  Now I know I will never do it.  I am really and truly surprised to read 
these posts.  Deer are a constant subject here but this brain disease has 
never been very public information.

Some years back, the elk were attacked by some kind of worm in the brain that 
did not effect deer so there are no elk here or where we join Canada.   This 
is something new to think about. Thanks for all the information.

We had an infectious disease specialist interview in the news this week and 
the entire focus was on Lyme disease.  He said amongst other things that it 
was difficult to keep people out of gardens in the high season of these 
infections.  I thought that sort of dumb as that is why people move to the 
country in my area.  At the rock garden meetings folks sit around and talk 
about their Lyme disease doctors and discuss who is the best.   It is that 
common for gardeners. I have never heard a brain disease discussed.  BTW, he 
said other mammals carried the tick that transmits Lyme disease so 
birdfeeding was not a good idea as it attracted other smaller mammals.  All 
the things people like to do eventually have some terror attached .

While it seems extreme to me, I know several people who no longer garden 
because of Lyme disease.  Your dogs can also be infected, cats seem to be 
immune.  Both bring ticks into the house.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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