Chronic wasting disease continued to spread and increase in prevalence in 2024
Twenty-three years after the first detections were reported, chronic wasting disease continues to spread geographically and ...
WJTV23h
More than 400 CWD positives detected in Mississippi since 2018
A batch of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) samples showed 30 positives last week, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP). The ...
Scientific American1d
Hunters Disagree on the Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
The prion disease that causes deer, elk and other cervids to waste away could someday jump to humans, but many hunters are ...
With chronic wasting disease ‘endemic,’ DNR will stop culling deer in southeastern Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will discontinue targeted culling in the southeastern corner of the state — ...
CWD disease management boundaries may be expanded because of new detections in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has found Chronic Wasting Disease near the borders of existing Disease Management Areas. Here's where.
Jackson Hole News&Guide14d
Chronic wasting disease reaches Fall Creek Elk Herd
But because Wise, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s disease biologist for the Jackson region, was in one of the priority areas for chronic wasting disease surveillance, he removed a lymph ...
The Spokesman-Review15d
“Learning year”: Hunters, wildlife officials navigate year of changes after Washington’s first detection of chronic wasting disease
The detection of chronic wasting disease in a white-tailed deer in north Spokane this summer made Washington the 35th state to confirm the presence of the always-fatal disease. It also made 2024 a ...
NewsNation16d
Why did Tennessee euthanize 13 bear cubs?
When they are put into the wild, the disease can spread and make it nearly impossible to contain. “An example of this would be of the Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin beginning in 2002. They ...
Outdoor Life17d
Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged
But, it’s important to remember that there is no documented evidence of a human ever becoming infected with chronic wasting disease. The ability to see, and thus map, a gene or protein has been the ...
Yahoo News17d
Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged
In the lineup of wildlife diseases across the country, few are more studied and yet still more mysterious than chronic wasting disease. The prion disease, first identified in a Colorado research ...
Outdoor News18d
Patrick Durkin: CWD, sick deer, bones all common in SW Wisconsin
A mature buck is more likely to carry chronic wasting disease than are does, fawns or yearling bucks. (Photo by Patrick Durkin) Mike Purnell and his brother Lloyd concede they can’t find every carcass ...
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More cases of chronic wasting disease found in deer within the state
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed four new cases of chronic wasting disease among deer in Eastern Washington, bringing the total number of cases in the state to six.