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- Ultimately, public and agency concerns and perceptions about human health risks
associated with all TSE’s may erode hunter’s confidence and their willingness to hunt
in areas where CWD occurs.

Is the meat safe to eat?
Hunters are recommended to not eat meat from animals known to be infected with CWD.
Hunters in CWD areas are also advised to bone out their meat and to not consume those parts
where prions likely accumulate.

Information from CWD Alliance. www.cwd-info.org Accessed 31 August 2016.

For more information
MDWFP - www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/deer-program/diseases-and-
abnormalities/chronic-wasting-disease.aspx
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance - www.cwd-info.org
USDA APHIS VS - www.aphis.usda.gov
USGS National Wildlife Health Center -
www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/chronic_wasting_disease/index.jsp
Department of Health & Human Services Center for Disease Control -
www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/index.html

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