‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans - eviltoast
Warnings that ‘slow-moving disaster’ in North America raises chances of fatal mad cow-type disease jumping species barrier
  • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
    92·
    1 年前

    Seeing as most of us eat herbivores that feed on the foliage growing in infected soil, that’s an issue as well.

    • Wahots@pawb.social
      11·
      1 年前

      Not just herbivores. While unlikely, you don’t exactly want prions on your fucking spinach either. Infected deer and farm fields should not mix. You need apex predators ASAP.