CWD ILLINOIS UPDATE FEBRUARY 2011

Locations of CWD-Positive Deer - Updated 2/07/2011


http://dnr.state.il.us/CWD/Map.pdf



CWD ILLINOIS UPDATE 2010 *Update January 6, 2010

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2010/01/cwd-illinois-update-2010.html



*Update February 9, 2011

We now have a total of 326 cases of CWD.

Note: Years are reported by fiscal year: 2011 is the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, etc.

Total CWD Cases per year:

2003: 14 2004: 51 2005: 31 2006: 51 2007: 42 2008: 38
2009: 30 2010: 37 2011: 32 Total: 326

Total CWD Cases per County:

Boone: 114

DeKalb: 36

Grundy: 2

Jo Daviess: 1

Kane: 2

LaSalle: 3

McHenry: 26

Ogle: 5

Stephenson: 3

Winnebago: 134

Total: 326

2011 CWD Cases per County:

Boone: 5

DeKalb: 5

Grundy: 2

Jo Daviess: 1

Kane: 2

LaSalle: 2

McHenry: 3

Ogle: 2

Stephenson: 1

Winnebago: 9

Total: 32

2010 CWD Cases per County:

Boone: 14

DeKalb: 3

McHenry: 3

Stephenson: 1

Winnebago: 16

Total: 37

2009 CWD Cases per County:

Boone: 9

DeKalb: 4

McHenry: 4

Ogle: 1

Winnebago: 12

Total: 30

2008 CWD Cases per County:

Boone: 11

DeKalb: 8

Stephenson: 1

Winnebago: 18

Total: 38

2009 CWD Cases per County:


Boone: 9
DeKalb: 4
McHenry: 4
Ogle: 1
Winnebago: 12
Total: 30


2008 CWD Cases per County:


Boone: 11
DeKalb: 8
Stephenson: 1
Winnebago: 18
Total: 38


2007 CWD Cases per County:


Boone: 13
DeKalb: 6
LaSalle: 1
McHenry: 4
Winnebago: 18
Total: 42


http://dnr.state.il.us/cwd/



something of disturbing interest from long ago i just ran across in my files again. please take it with how ever many grains of salt you wish ;


THEY KNEW THERE WAS A HIGH RISK FACTOR ALMOST 2 DECADES AGO ;

CJD9/10022

October 1994

Mr R.N. Elmhirst Chairman British Deer Farmers Association Holly Lodge Spencers Lane BerksWell Coventry CV7 7BZ

Dear Mr Elmhirst,

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) SURVEILLANCE UNIT REPORT

Thank you for your recent letter concerning the publication of the third annual report from the CJD Surveillance Unit. I am sorry that you are dissatisfied with the way in which this report was published.

The Surveillance Unit is a completely independant outside body and the Department of Health is committed to publishing their reports as soon as they become available. In the circumstances it is not the practice to circulate the report for comment since the findings of the report would not be amended. In future we can ensure that the British Deer Farmers Association receives a copy of the report in advance of publication.

The Chief Medical Officer has undertaken to keep the public fully informed of the results of any research in respect of CJD. This report was entirely the work of the unit and was produced completely independantly of the the Department.

The statistical results reqarding the consumption of venison was put into perspective in the body of the report and was not mentioned at all in the press release. Media attention regarding this report was low key but gave a realistic presentation of the statistical findings of the Unit. This approach to publication was successful in that consumption of venison was highlighted only once by the media ie. in the News at one television proqramme.

I believe that a further statement about the report, or indeed statistical links between CJD and consumption of venison, would increase, and quite possibly give damaging credence, to the whole issue. From the low key media reports of which I am aware it seems unlikely that venison consumption will suffer adversely, if at all.

http://web.archive.org/web/20030511010117/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/yb/1994/10/00003001.pdf



CONSUMPTION OF VEAL AND VENISON AND SIGNIFICANT INCREASE CJD

Sat Apr 28, 2007 07:10 68.238.100.254

greetings,

i have been working on something for a while 'the big lie', the following data to be added in, but i thought due to what i think the importance of this is, i thought i would go ahead and put this out now for those that might be interested. ........tss

CHANGING SCIENCE TO FIT YOUR INDUSTRY NEEDS COVER-UP IN FULL MODE NOW

POLICY - RESTRICTED

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE: 3RD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UK SURVEILLANCE UNIT

1. This submission, which has been agreed with colleagues in HEF(M). alerts PS(L) to the contents of the forthcoming annual report of the CJD Surveillance Unit and presents options for publication. It also highlights concern over the presentation of results which could be misrepresented by the media and others as evidence of a lilnk between CJD and the consumption of veal. ...

RECOMMENDATION

2. PS(L) is invited to agree the recommendation at para 13.

PROBLEM

7. The main findings in the case-control study were STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CONSUMPTION OF VEAL OR VENISON AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CJD (INCREASED RISKS OF 2-13x). There was also evidence of a dose-response relationship between dietary exposure and development of the disease. (Last year's findings showed an apparent association between eating black pudding and risk of CJD which was neither statistically significant nor biologically plausible - interestingly, this has not been (replicated was marked out with something i cannot read), and then this complete sentence was marked through to be replaced ;

THIS YEAR'S FINDINGS SHOW A NUMBER OF ASSOCIATIONS BUT THE STRONGEST IS FOR VEAL.

IP PS(L) wishes to probe this further we think it best to explain the matter VERBALLY. The problem is how to present the findings in this year's annual report in a way which avoids unnecessary public alarm and limits the scope for media scare stores. (or the facts...TSS)

This is of considerable concern given recent development. In particular Ministers will be particularly concerned about the European dimension given the recent troubles with the Germans.

9. DH doctors advise - and we understand Dr Wills agrees - that the association the study found between the developments of CJD and veal consumption cannot be regarded as demonstrating a causal relationship or give any reason to change the advice that eating beef and veal is safe. IF PS(L) wishes to probe this further we think it best to explain the matter verbally. The problem is how to present the findings in this year's annual report in a way which avoids unnecessary public alarm and limits the scope for media scare stories.

Next steps ...

snip... full text ;

http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080103020408/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/yb/1994/07/00001001.pdf



PROBLEM

7. The main findings in the case-control study were STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CONSUMPTION OF VEAL OR VENISON AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CJD (INCREASED RISKS OF 2-13x). There was also evidence of a dose-response relationship between dietary exposure and development of the disease. (Last year's findings showed an apparent association between eating black pudding and risk of CJD which was neither statistically significant nor biologically plausible - interestingly, this has not been (replicated was marked out with something i cannot read), and then this complete sentence was marked through to be replaced ;

see watered down report here ;

http://web.archive.org/web/20030511211625/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/yb/1994/10/00004001.pdf



UPDATED DATA ON 2ND CWD STRAIN

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

CWD PRION CONGRESS SEPTEMBER 8-11 2010



http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2010/09/cwd-prion-2010.html





Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Generation of a new form of human PrPSc in vitro by inter-species transmission from cervids prions

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2011/01/generation-of-new-form-of-human-prpsc.html





kind regards,
terry