Deer tests positive for CWD in Mecosta County

Mecosta County buck found with CWD. Where the disease is found in Michigan's deer herd
A buck harvested in Mecosta County has been identified with chronic wasting disease, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said in a news release, the first positive case found in the county as the always-fatal disease continues to spread.
Mecosta becomes latest Michigan county to report CWD
With the detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer, Mecosta County becomes the 14th Michigan county to report the fatal neurodegenerative illness, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported yesterday.
Wild deer tests positive for CWD in Michigan’s Mecosta County for the first time
Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population.
DNR: Deer tests positive for CWD in Mecosta County
A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Chronic wasting disease identified in Mecosta County deer population
A buck recently harvested from a deer population in Millbrook Township has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The finding, confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
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