it even survives autoclaving
Holy shit that’s wild. Well the good news is if it does jump the barrier I can trust in my fellow Americans to band together, trust advice from researchers, and get it handled quickly and with little to no needless death. Yep we’ll be fine.
The real question that wasn’t answered in the article: how does this disease spread? If it only spreads via eating parts of an infected animal, it’s fairly easy to contain. If it spreads through bodily fluids, it’s like HIV/AIDS and can be mitigated. If it spreads via contact (handshakes, doorknobs etc) it’s a nightmare. If it somehow is airborne, well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpFzESVN-xU
I believe it was spread through urination of the deer on plants, it was very resilient to any environmental factors.