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.

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, ...

CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids, such as deer, moose, and elk, that causes brain cells to die, ultimately leading to the death of the affected animal.

Since chronic wasting disease was first detected in wild deer in 2015, more than 109,000 deer have been tested for CWD in Michigan. In total, more than 143,000 wild deer have been tested through ...

Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is always fatal, experts warn. Here’s what hunters need to know.

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 ...

CWD is related to another prion disease in animals that does infect people. The CDC considers CWD a “theoretical risk to people.” Studies in monkeys suggest that they can get CWD by eating ...

Chronic wasting disease continued to spread and increase in prevalence in 2024, according to DNR data. ... DATCP's webpage shows 46 deer farms with a CWD-positive animal since 2001.

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.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal illness that affects members of the deer family, including elk, moose, mule deer, and white-tailed de… CWD detected in deer for first time in 2 south ...

GLASGOW – Chronic wasting disease (CWD) ... It is always fatal to the infected animal, and there is no known cure. CWD was first detected in Montana’s wild herds in 2017.

The Sunday hunting bill adds deer urine to the list of explicit exceptions to the baiting rule. The purpose of the clause is ...