prions

If prions can be detected in feces of of aysymtomatic deer, could'nt samples be collected to live test for CWD? Is that the logical next step for research?

Prions found in feces of deer asymptomatic for chronic wasting disease September 9, 2009 Scientists have discovered that deer asymptomatic for a fatal brain condition known as chronic wasting disease excrete the infectious prions that cause the disease in their feces. The finding, they...