Does Cannibalism Have Implications On Health?

More Or Less Disappeared

Kuru has more or less fully disappeared. In the 1950s, The colonial law enforcement of Australia and Christian missionaries contributed to the reduction of the death caused by cannibalism of the Fore people. After they could get the people to stop with their ill practices, the infection between members of the tribe was lessened. The last victim that died of kuru passed away back in 2005.