First detected in Pennsylvania 13 years ago, a fatal, contagious disease affecting deer and elk has yet to be confirmed in Allegheny County. That could change, and soon, ...

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

Any farm deer that dies past a year of age must be tested post-mortem for CWD, Newton said, with the disease popping up periodically in captive herds. Most of Pennsylvania’s commercially sold deer ...

More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

Infectious disease researchers say they are also on the front lines of what could be a serious threat to public health — chronic wasting disease.

CWD is a fatal neurological prion disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk, and moose. It can be transmitted from one animal to another and through the environment.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A case of chronic wasting disease was found in a farmed white-tailed deer in Osceola County. That's according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and ...

Chronic wasting disease has been detected in a seven-year-old white-tailed deer in Osceola County, Michigan, as part of the state’s CWD surveillance program for farmed deer.

This slow, progressive disease may not produce visible signs in susceptible species for several years after infection. As the disease process continues, animals with CWD may show changes in ...