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kinda scarry

by , Posted to on 04/06/2010 11:47 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 05/19/2009
Location: nd

soooo....  im paging through the newest issue of deer and deer hunting magazine and came acrossed an artical titled "hydatid disease" by Dr. Valerius Geist

in this artical it talks about tapeworms (more specificaly echinococcus granulosus the dog tapeworm and the fox tapeworm E. multiloccularis) it is a 3 page write up but in a nutshell it says that they can be transmitted through the antire food chain in this way... k9 poops, poop dries, eggs get airborne and land on plants, all grazers are at risk of contact and infection including rodents, deer, predators and PEOPLE! also if deer get infected there guts can carry the tapeworm eggs and if a stray/hunting/farm dog comes in to contact with the guts they can then become infected and in turn bring these paracites home and spread them around the yard through there feces. then they can track it in to your home oy you can pet them and track it in. if you then eat you may have the eggs inside you. they can be deposited in your liver, lungs or brain that forms cysts and stay there un detected until they are large enough to cause problems. if they lodge in your brain it can be fatal.

with the rapid growth and expansion of predator populations people need to be aware that if they live in montana idaho upper great lakes states (minnesota wisconsin michigan and that also probably pertains to us in the middle) that they could come in to contact with these paracites. if you handle predators use rubber gloves and be sure to wash your hands thouroughly before dooing anything else. also dispose of deer remains in a way that dogs will not come in to contact with them.

i know this was a long post but i was completely unaware of this potential issue and thought that people may benefit from reading this article. if you have not heard of this i would sugest purchaseing the june 2010 issue of DEER & DEER HUNTING and reeding it.

-tyler-

Re: kinda scarry
by on 04/06/2010 11:55 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 05/19/2009
Location: nd
sorry about the awfull spelling guys. english was never a good class for me! lol 
Re: kinda scarry
by on 04/07/2010 08:35 AM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 12/16/2001
Location: ND
Interesting, Moosehunter. Your spelling is fine!
Echinococcal  cysts are extremely rare in humans in North America, so far at least..  I saw one in a gal's liver about 40 years ago that was thought to be contacted in India or someplace..   Not much  to worry about in North America  as long as you are human!   A dog or coyote or wolf might be a bit of a risk if they frequent gut piles.   I avoid them myself! Too sloppy!   LOL
Lots of hydatid cysts in humans  in third world countries though.  Get one there and like most diseases, you just  lay down and die.
I'll ask my veterinarian buddy if they see them much in animals around here.  Good idea to wear disposable gloves in any case.   Makes clean up of your hands  a bit easier, especially in the field, as the eggs are microscopic and could lie under fingernails and eventually get in your guts, then your body.   
Geist is a world authority on parasitic diseases in big game animals, by the way.  He's not loved by the high fencers here in ND!   LOL
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