Sweet Geezus. Would you please get with the program?! Mr tx_biologist has already established that Alzheimer's is caused by CWD.

*** PPo3-7: Prion Transmission from Cervids to Humans is Strain-dependent

*** Here we report that a human prion strain that had adopted the cervid prion protein (PrP) sequence through passage in cervidized transgenic mice efficiently infected transgenic mice expressing human PrP,

*** indicating that the species barrier from cervid to humans is prion strain-dependent and humans can be vulnerable to novel cervid prion strains.

PPo2-27:

Generation of a Novel form of Human PrPSc by Inter-species Transmission of Cervid Prions

*** Our findings suggest that CWD prions have the capability to infect humans, and that this ability depends on CWD strain adaptation, implying that the risk for human health progressively increases with the spread of CWD among cervids.

PPo2-7:

Biochemical and Biophysical Characterization of Different CWD Isolates

*** The data presented here substantiate and expand previous reports on the existence of different CWD strains.

https://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/prion/Prion4-3-PPo2.pdf

Envt.07:

Pathological Prion Protein (PrPTSE) in Skeletal Muscles of Farmed and Free Ranging White-Tailed Deer Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease

***The presence and seeding activity of PrPTSE in skeletal muscle from CWD-infected cervids suggests prevention of such tissue in the human diet as a precautionary measure for food safety, pending on further clarification of whether CWD may be transmissible to humans.

http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/prion/Prion5-Supp-PrionEnvironment.pdf?nocache=1333529975

>>>CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE , THERE WAS NO ABSOLUTE BARRIER TO CONVERSION OF THE HUMAN PRION PROTEIN<<<

*** PRICE OF CWD TSE PRION POKER GOES UP 2014 ***

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy TSE PRION update January 2, 2014

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Molecular Barriers to Zoonotic Transmission of Prions

*** chronic wasting disease, there was no absolute barrier to conversion of the human prion protein.

*** Furthermore, the form of human PrPres produced in this in vitro assay when seeded with CWD, resembles that found in the most common human prion disease, namely sCJD of the MM1 subtype.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/1/13-0858_article.htm

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2014/01/molecular-barriers-to-zoonotic.html


kind regards, terry

Is this suppose to mean something? Mice experiments? You guys are way out in lala land if you think this latest research is going to make me or anybody like me stop eating venison because it might have CWD. If it does indeed turn out to be factual that this disease takes years to show the symptoms of the disease you are delusional to believe that deer haven't already been killed and eaten that would of tested positive.

But I thought CWD was a deer version of Ebola. Something that could wipe out every deer in Texas? According to this article, it may not be all that big of a deal. This article makes too much sense, we better get back on topic.

They aren't normal mice. They're transgenic mice. They have been genetically altered, most likely to have proteins like that of humans, so that researchers can see if the prions can induce changes in human proteins. I have no doubt that people in CWD infected regions have eaten CWD infected meat. But Texas has not yet been identified as on of those regions. So, the question being addressed now is whether it is wise to stop eating wild game before CWD spreads throughout Texas.

It's incredibly depressing. I don't want to give it up. But I don't want dementia even more.

Evolution can overcome some pretty big hurdles. But it the most CWD saturated zones, CWD is definitely having some dramatic effects. The South Converse Mule Deer Herd in Wyoming has been reduced in population by 60% due to this disease, and the mortality rate isn't showing signs of slowing down.

Parts of West Texas ARE identified as part of those regions. 7 animals so far have been found POSITIVE for CWD in the transpecos area.

Evolution can overcome some pretty big hurdles. But in the most CWD saturated zones, CWD is definitely having some dramatic effects. The South Converse Mule Deer Herd in Wyoming has been reduced in population by 60% due to this disease, and the mortality rate isn't showing signs of slowing down.

That's not solely due to CWD.

What about the ORGINAL CWD detection area of CO how are those populations?

Yes I am aware, but it wasn't significant enough to count the whole state as a CWD region

The South Converse Herd was part of the original cwd detection area

And so was the CO side and it has rebounded some years and stayed steady others. I find it humors that now CWD is the overall culprit for historic mulie deer decline nation wide...What about elk population growth?

If this herd has the highest CWD infection rate of any population, and their population is declining faster than any other population . . . then there is probably an obvious logical connection there.

It's funny how people describe hunting. I guided the wealthiest people in the world, including a King while on the King Ranch, which is low fence, and every time I am the one who knew where the deer was and took the hunter to the location and all they did was pull the trigger or release the arrow. Same thing while guiding Elk in Colorado and Canada. I did the scouting and I knew where the Elk were and again, all the hunter did was pull the trigger. I have also had guests that think High Fence hunting is something that they would never do until they couldn't get the animal that they were after and then would go to a neighboring High Fence place to look around and almost always ended up going back to hunt.
I love how we are fast to judge. This is America, let folks hunt as they will. A true trophy is in the eye of the Hunter! If you don't like it then don't do it but don't tell landowners what they can or can't do on their own property or else you are communist and just haven't accepted it yet.
TPWD should be working these folks to better the entire state. All they are about is Power, period. The corrupt and powerful always feel the need for more Power, no matter who they destroy to get it.

CWD really might be more serious than we all believe. Think about all these decisions that have happened in DC recently. Is it possible that CWD has infected the grounds of the White House and the Supreme Court? I mean that would explain a lot right??

That's not solely due to CWD.

What about the ORGINAL CWD detection area of CO how are those populations?