Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- May 29, 2007

New cases of chronic wasting disease spark calls for caution, vigilance (:49)

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MORE CASES OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN WEST VIRGINIA DEER. A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS WHEN AND IF THE DISEASE APPEARS IN PENNSYLVANIA, HUNTERS SHOULDN'T PANIC. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:

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(:17) THE RECENT OUTBREAK BRINGS WEST VIRGINIA'S INFECTED DEER TOTAL TO 13, AND C-W-D HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND IN NEW YORK. PENN STATE WILDLIFE SPECIALIST GARY SAN JULIAN SAYS WHILE THE DISEASE HAS BEEN FOUND IN NEIGHBORING STATES, IT HASN'T HIT PENNSYLVANIA, SO HUNTERS HERE SHOULD BE SAFE IF THEY FOLLOW STANDARD GAME-HANDLING PROCEDURES:

San Julian Actuality:
(:20) "IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO WEAR RUBBER GLOVES WHEN YOU ARE GUTTING ANY WILDLIFE SPECIES. AND, IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF C-W-D, YOU CAN AVOID THE NERVOUS TISSUE AND CUTTING THROUGH BONES. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF PRECAUTIONS THAT OTHER STATES HAVE, AND THEY FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH."

(:12) SAN JULIAN SAYS WYOMING AND OTHER WESTERN STATES HAVE COPED WITH C-W-D FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, SO IT'S POSSIBLE TO MANAGE THE DISEASE WHILE SUSTAINING WILD-GAME HUNTING IN THE STATE. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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Learn more:

Health & Emerging Issues: Chronic Wasting Disease Web site

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