The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly to Iowa’s deer population in recent weeks, raising concern from experts about what this means for the animal population.
Researchers at Iowa State University found about 80% of deer in a sample tested positive for COVID-19, per KCCI-TV. They originally noticed COVID-19 antibodies in deer, which led them to do more research.
Tyler Harms, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, told KCCI-TV that it’s unlikely that COVID-19 can pass from the deer to humans so there isn’t much to worry about.
In fact, Harms said it’s safe for hunters — who are kicking off deer hunting season — to harvest and eat deer that might have COVID-19.
“There shouldn’t be any risk of contracting the virus from consuming meat that’s infected as long as it’s cooked to an appropriate temperature,” Harms said.
However, hunters may want to take extra precaution by wearing masks and gloves.
But other experts remain less sure about what this means for the human population. Per Business Insider, allowing the coronavirus to pass through animal populations would leave the virus unchecked. This could lead to a dangerous mutation in the virus that would then come back to the human population.
Tony Goldberg, a veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told The New York Times that it would be “very rare and unlucky” if COVID-19 passes between deer and humans.
But, he said, it would be a “game changer.”
https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2021/11/3/22761153/iowa-covid-19-spread-dangerous-mutation
This is how they'll justify making hunting illegal once their manufactured food shortages really kick in
Fear.....fear.... And more fucking fear
There is no covid is th obvious flaw in the reasoning. Everything about gain of function, china, all gay. Just DS bullshit straddling the narrative to grab the dissenters into a camp that's good for war profiteering
man the bullshit just keeps getting poured on. The deer have covid, sure thing.
Cutting the (back-up/emergency food supply? Need the Dims to 'blow dart' the deer with ivermectin. BS fear porn.
So are nose swabbing all the deer now????
So the deer have to wear masks?
question: what testing methods actually show covid infection? if there is no test method that accurately detects the covid19 virus, how do they determine deer or other animals, let alone humans, have contracted said virus?
They can’t have hunters harvesting their on meat so will poison the big game.
What bullshit. However, the deer populations in some states HAS had dangerous increases in the (I think) same thing that causes mad cow disease in cattle, it has to do with something affecting the brain, and the same thing happens from, not covid, but the vaxx, in people, apparently? That is how they would try to link it to covid. Sorry, I know this comment sounds ridiculous.
Did they use the unreliable PCR test ???? how did they get the deer to stand still while they shove that stick up their nose???