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Chronic Wasting Disease and the Science in support of the Ban on Baiting and Feeding Deer.
Timothy R. Van Deelen Ph.D. Wisconsin DNR Research
Summary
Reliable science provides support for a ban of baiting and feeding of white-tailed deer to reduce disease risks for
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Peer-reviewed research papers published in reputable scientific journals indicate
the following:
Deer can get CWD by ingesting something contaminated with the disease prion
CWD prions may be shed in feces and saliva
Disease course and symptoms indicate high potential for transmission where deer are concentrated
Evidence from captive situations indicates that deer can get CWD from highly contaminated
environments.
Baiting and Feeding causes unnatural concentration of deer
Reduction of contact through a ban on baiting and feeding is likely very important to eradicating or
containing a CWD outbreak.
Baiting and feeding continues to put Wisconsin's deer herd at risk to other serious diseases
In addition, experts in CWD, wildlife disease and deer nutrition support bans on baiting and feeding as part of a
comprehensive strategy to prevent and/or manage CWD.
Under a baiting and feeding ban, disease outbreaks are more likely to be smaller in scale and more apt to be
contained or eliminated. With the long CWD incubation period and other factors that make discovery of a new
outbreak difficult, an outbreak that is already widespread when detected because of baiting and feeding may not be
able to be contained or eliminated.
This document provides details and explicit links to the supporting science.
Chronic Wasting
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More info on Prion's from CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/prions/