Category Archives: Deer

UPDATE ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

Posted on January 10, 2025 by bettykuffel

My last note was early last year also on Chronic Wasting Disease, but prion disease is back in the news. This time, due to its dramatic spread within dense areas across Montana’s High Line, the Southern Border and in the … Continue reading →

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FATAL FEAST

Posted on December 15, 2023 by bettykuffel

A report from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks yesterday revealed the epidemic spread of a devastating incurable disease in deer across the state. A report of the eastern part of the state showed the disastrous spread among mule and white-tailed … Continue reading →

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Chronic Wasting Disease in Wildlife

Posted on January 8, 2020 by bettykuffel

CWD Concerns I have followed prion research since the outbreak of mad cow disease in Great Britain three decades ago. With a mad cow variant prion causing the Chronic Wasting Disease epidemic spreading in wildlife, this blog is an overview … Continue reading →

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Fatal Feast – A Biological Thriller

Posted on August 31, 2019 by bettykuffel

A New Publication Announcing the publication of Fatal Feast on August 30th, a biological thriller set in Montana. I began researching the topic 30 years ago with the outbreak of mad cow disease in Great Britain. Prion disease is an … Continue reading →

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Prion Disease in Humans

Posted on April 29, 2019 by bettykuffel

  Luckily, prion disease in humans is rare, like one in million. However, the rapid spread through wild game animals and the history of transmission of a similar disease to humans from eating prion-infected beef means knowing about the disease … Continue reading →

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Prion Disease in Man and Beast

Posted on April 24, 2019 by bettykuffel

I just finished writing the second of a two-part series on prion disease for my Montana Woman magazine monthly Lipstick Logic health and lifestyle column. The prion topic is important, and few people really understand this fatal disease and potential … Continue reading →

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Extinction – A Biological Thriller

Posted on December 7, 2018 by bettykuffel

A new thriller coming soon. Continue reading →

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Fatal Feast – a biological thriller

Posted on February 18, 2018 by bettykuffel

Prion Disease   Chronic Wasting Disease = Mad Cow Disease = Human Disease If you are a meat eater, is it time to worry? Maybe. Eating meat can kill you. Remember the Mad Cow disease outbreak in Great Britain in … Continue reading →

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March Sunrise

Posted on March 19, 2017 by bettykuffel

It’s been a long winter. I’m just sure there are daffodils beneath the two feet of snow we have remaining. The Prius has been buried for months and is finally melting out from beneath the white layer. We have been … Continue reading →

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