This connection is still far from confirmed, but doctors are calling for more research into the matter.
The report waspublishedearlier this month in the journal Neurology.
Other mammals can develop prion disease.
The skull and antlers of an eight point whitetail deer in the forest.Image: Kyle Selcer (Shutterstock)
And the recent report authors suspect that history may now be repeating itself.
Most cases of CJD are considered sporadic, appearing out of the blue for no apparent reason.
So the possibility of cross-species transmission remains plausible, if still unproven.
There have been other isolated reports of human CJD tied to the consumption ofdeer(and evensquirrel) meat.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
