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A case of "zombie deer disease" has been reported in several counties in Utah, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "
"Zombie deer disease" is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose.
CDC officials said the disease was found in Carbon, Daggett, Grand, San Juan, Sanpete, Uintah and Utah counties.
According to the CDC, this could possibly affect humans if someone ate infected meat. Until now, no case of MDC infection has been reported in humans.
It may take more than a year before an infected animal develops symptoms, which may include drastic weight loss, stumbling, apathy or other neurological symptoms, the CDC says.
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, disseminated, rewritten or redistributed. MDC is lethal to animals and there is no treatment or vaccine.
As of January 2019, in 24 states of the country, 251 counties had CWD in deer and other deer in the wild.
Visit the CDC website for more information on transmission and prevention of chronic wasting disease.
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