【ＵＳＡ】米国を恐ろしい「ゾンビ鹿病」が襲う！超攻撃的に
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FAWN OF THE DEAD Deadly ‘zombie deer disease’ sweeping US makes animals waste away and become super-aggressive… with fears it could spread to humans
Also known as chronic wasting disease, it attacks the brain, spinal cord and other tissues in deer, elk and moose
By Nicola Stow
8th February 2019, 9:21 am
Updated: 8th February 2019, 11:49 am
A DEADLY infection that turns deer into zombie beasts is spreading across North America, a new report warns.
And it's feared the so-called "zombie deer disease" could be transmitted to humans.
Also known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), it attacks the brain, spinal cord and other tissues in deer, elk and moose.
Animals affected become aggressive and rapidly lose weight and coordination before the illness kills them.
Concern is now growing amid reports the horror disease has spread to 24 US states and two Canadian provinces.
SPREAD TO 26 STATES
The US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) highlighted the issue in its 2019 report after it discovered the virus had spread to two more states since last year.
But while there are fears "zombie deer disease" could become a new mad-cow epidemic, there is no evidence as yet to suggest humans could be harmed.
However, a recent study found for the first time that macaques could get the virus after eating infected meat, sparking fears that a variant hitting humans could soon emerge.
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