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What do deer diseases mean to venison eaters?

With reports of deer diseases, should consumers of deer meat be concerned? There have been outbreaks of hemorrhagic disease (HD) in some deer and concerns over chronic wasting disease (CWD). University of Missouri specialists say humans are NOT at risk of hemorrhagic disease, a virus in deer, and there is no evidence, at this time, that chronic wasting disease can spread from deer to people.

HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM – Deer diseases and deer meat (1:30 mp3)

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