Chronic wasting disease, mule deer

Chronic wasting disease has exploded through Alberta's deer population. Can it be stopped?
Researchers are now racing to come up with strategies to at least slow the spread of the disease in deer and reduce the chances of it spreading to more vulnerable caribou populations — or, worse, humans.
Dead deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease
A dead deer in Carbon County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).Chronic Waste Disease also known as CWD is a fatal neurological disease caused by a misfolded protein called a prion,
Sixty positive Chronic Wasting Disease cases detected in eastern Nebraska deer
Sixty positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer were detected during surveillance conducted in eastern Nebraska during the November firearm deer season, Nebraska Game and Parks states.
2 deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in new area of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting that two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area of the state. The two deer, both adult males, were found in Luzerne County. One was harvested by a hunter while the other was from a captive facility, the game commission said.
Chronic Wasting Disease discovered in two Luzerne County deer
Two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Luzerne County, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced Friday.
Granite County deer tests negative for chronic wasting disease
Tests have found a deer acting strangely in the Philipsburg area in January did not have chronic wasting disease.
Deadly deer disease detected in Carbon County buck, public meeting planned
Chronic Wasting Disease was detected in a deer in Carbon County for the first time, the Pennsylvania Game Commission ...
Alberta Farmer13h
Chronic wasting disease spillover risk deserves more attention: report
U.S. researchers say it’s time to look beyond deer when watching for chronic wasting disease exposure and infection, ...
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A deadly disease in deer continues to spread in Louisiana. It's now been found in Acadiana.
Other forms include the human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and scrapie in sheep, said Cory Anderson, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for Infectious Disease and Research's Chronic Wasting ...
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2 deer test positive for chronic wasting disease in new area of Pa.
Chronic Wasting Disease is a neurological disease ... It is simiilar to mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. CWD spreads animal to animal as well as through ...