Just When You Thought It Was Safe to be a Vegetarian!
Prions similar to those that cause chronic wasting disease can be taken up from the soil by plants such as corn, alfalfa, and tomatoes. The plants can then be infectious to lab mice. The findings from the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin document a new potential pathway for exposure to this fatal brain disease. Spread of CWD has previously been shown via direct contact with infected deer and contaminated soil.
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One more reason why we need to take care of our animals. Chronic Wasting Disease has been hypothesized to jump to wild animals from captively-housed animals in excessively high density conditions...
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