>>Although the disease is not known to be transmissible to humans This is not quite correct, the disease is believed to be transmittable to humans, but we're n

>>Although the disease is not known to be transmissible to humans This is not quite correct, the disease is believed to be transmittable to humans, but we're not in the practice of eating deer brains, so there are no confirmed cases. All of the states with CWD have advisories on reducing the risk with consumption. Eg: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/deer-carcass-handling/ http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/deer-carc... Given that we don't really know how CWD is transmitted among animals it is still pretty worrying.