VERIFY | Should Arkansas hunters be worried about bovine tuberculosis in deer? - THV11.com KTHV

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - A post spreading on social media prompts a THV11 viewer to ask us to verify whether it's true.

Katrina Zachary sent us a screenshot of a health alert she saw on Facebook. It warns hunters that if they see bubbles like this and white spots in deer meat, do not eat it, it's tuberculosis.

The news station that wrote and published the story is out of Michigan. The station reports that wildlife officials in Michigan are warning hunters to inspect their deer for a serious disease. Is this true? We asked Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokesman Trey Reid.

“There has been tuberculosis identified in both cattle and white-tailed deer in Michigan,” said Reid.

Last month, we reported Arkansas hunters have nothing to worry about here when it comes to what's called bovine tuberculosis. But since the photo is circulating on social media, and because there are thousands of Arkansas hunters in the woods this season. We asked Reid again, "Is this a concern in our state?"

“There's nothing to worry about here in Arkansas as far as bovine tuberculosis in deer every state in the country where there are cattle especially on the ag side of things, does a lot of testing for it, it's been eradicated in Arkansas a long time ago it's not something in the ag industry or us at game and fish as far as watching whitetail deer have had any concerns about for a very, very long time,” said Reid.

So, while it's true that there is a tuberculosis outbreak in Michigan among deer, it isn't happening in Arkansas, so Trey Reid says there is no reason to worry here.

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