Category Archives: vCJD

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 April 23, 2024 by bettykuffel

Has prion disease in wildlife jumped the species barrier to humans? The outbreak of mad cow disease in Great Britain cattle in shocked the world. The first sick cow was identified in 1984. By 1992-1993, 100,00 cases were identified.Over 4 … 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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