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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alexander Butler

Scientists warn ‘zombie deer disease’ could spread to humans as cases surge across US

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Scientists have warned a “zombie deer disease” could spread to humans after hundreds of animals were infected with the illness in the US over the last year.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), which leaves animals drooling, lethargic, stumbling and with a blank stare, has been found in 800 samples of deer, elk and moose across Wyoming.

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