deer in PA with tuberculosis

[savagelover]

Any body else heard about this?? Makes me wonder if I want to hunt
this year..T he news says that humans can get it..I wish I had more information
on this subject...

 

[Barrelnut]

Read about this yesterday on Fox News. Here's the link. It is rare but can happen:
https://www.foxnews.com/health/deer-tuberculosis-humans-cdc

Another blurb on it from WebMD:
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20190930/deer-can-give-you-tuberculosis-cdc

 

[Barrelnut]

Really good update on it here. Seems this is where the guys lived who cam down with it:
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/10/01/tuberculosis-deer-michigan/3818704002/

I have used rubber gloves when cleaning and processing deer for several years now.

 

[savagelover]

still worrys me...cant be to careful..