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The funds will be used to increase surveillance and testing for the fatal prion disease that affects cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. There has not been a documented human infection of chronic ...

Three of 62 white-tailed deer sampled during 2024 that tested positive for chronic wasting disease were found in Montgomery ...

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

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.

While chronic wasting disease is not known to infect humans, the Government of Alberta advises that "persons should not knowingly consume meat of animals with the disease." ...