Cooking does not destroy the CWD prion. The following precautions are recommended to minimize the risk of transmission of infectious diseases when handling or processing animals: Do not handle or eat deer or other game that appear sick, act strangely, or are found dead.
Can cooking kill prions?
Cooking does not destroy prions, and ingestion of another prion, the agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), has been linked to a fatal human neurological disease. CWD prions have been found in muscle (meat), as well as other tissues of cervids, and could enter the food supply.
Can humans get CWD from deer?
To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people. However, some animal studies suggest CWD poses a risk to certain types of non-human primates, like monkeys, that eat meat from CWD-infected animals or come in contact with brain or body fluids from infected deer or elk.
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