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Zombie Deer Disease Is Here. It’s as Bad as It Sounds | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It has the potential, but there's no evidence yet of it spreading to canines. Or really any animals other than deer/sheep for this particular outbreak. Fewer deer would mean fewer hosts to spread the prions. Wolves would also be able to kill infected deer earlier before they've hit their maximum prion load.

https://blog.nwf.org/2022/10/predator-impacts-on-the-spread-of-chronic-wasting-disease/

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