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<blockquote data-quote="ImBillT" data-source="post: 3094186" data-attributes="member: 117715"><p>They were dying in the pens where they first identified it. The fact that most of the positives come from deer that died of something else is one the weakest arguments from people that would prefer we ignored CWD. Huge numbers are emaciated deer near death have been euthanized and then tested positive. It is meaningful from a population management standpoint, but to act like it doesn't actually kill deer is wildly innacurate. </p><p></p><p>They're not just finding more because they're testing more. The percent of tests that result in positives has been steadily climbing for decades. It was previously unknown, and CSU's sheep pens were practically the epicenter from which it was spread. If it had been here as long as deer have been here it would not spread and increase in prevalence never decreasing. When it gets found in new areas, if it was due only to new or increased testing, it would be found at similar prevalence to areas that have had it for many decades, but that isn't the case. Instead it's found at much lower prevalence rates and does only one thing. Increase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ImBillT, post: 3094186, member: 117715"] They were dying in the pens where they first identified it. The fact that most of the positives come from deer that died of something else is one the weakest arguments from people that would prefer we ignored CWD. Huge numbers are emaciated deer near death have been euthanized and then tested positive. It is meaningful from a population management standpoint, but to act like it doesn’t actually kill deer is wildly innacurate. They're not just finding more because they're testing more. The percent of tests that result in positives has been steadily climbing for decades. It was previously unknown, and CSU's sheep pens were practically the epicenter from which it was spread. If it had been here as long as deer have been here it would not spread and increase in prevalence never decreasing. When it gets found in new areas, if it was due only to new or increased testing, it would be found at similar prevalence to areas that have had it for many decades, but that isn't the case. Instead it's found at much lower prevalence rates and does only one thing. Increase. [/QUOTE]
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