Captive elk have already infected wild deer, apparently from fence line contact. The disease was reported in the mid-1960's at the Wildlife Research Station in Fort Collins, Colorado, where it eventually wiped out 90 percent of the animals. But before people knew what was happening, many infected animals were sold to game farms or zoos elsewhere for breeding, thus spreading the infection. Ranchers made large profits selling antlers to Asia, where they are used in making herbal remedies and aphrodisiacs. Stay tuned for further developments.
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