Arizona's Coconino County, near Flagstaff, has reported a pneumonic plague death, its first since 2007. The Arizona resident, ...

That disease is chronic wasting disease. It’s also often referred to as “zombie deer disease.” The condition is found in a class of animals called cervids, including elk, moose and deer.

“The expansion of CWD to Mecosta County is consistent with the slow spread we’ve seen throughout Michigan, especially since the CWD-positive animal was harvested near confirmed cases in ...

Animals infected with CWD can transmit the disease to other animals during the silent incubation period, so controlling the disease and preventing its spread to the wild deer population is ...

When the presence of Chronic Wasting Disease was first discovered in Pennsylvania deerhalf a state away, locally the reaction was one of superficial concern. Wishful thinking was that the always ...

It’s best to check with local wildlife officials for their recommendations regarding chronic wasting disease in deer and other animals. Is meat from a CWD-positive deer safe to eat?

The discovery of CWD on the reservation, in a mule deer, came after the disease was found for the first time in the Flathead Valley near Kalispell in October.

Because CWD affects the neurological system of an infected animal, they usually die from predators, vehicle collisions or other diseases before CWD is visible.

Twenty-three years after the first detections were reported, chronic wasting disease continues to spread geographically and increase in prevalence in Wisconsin's white-tailed deer herd, according ...

Chronic Wasting Disease reported in Burlington area could threaten Henry County herds MT. PLEASANT — Chronic Wasting Disease ...

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer has arrived in Washington. The first positive test came from a deer in Spokane County, in Game Management Unit (GMU) 124.