The years of trying to contain chronic wasting disease in wild deer in Minnesota has been fairly effective, although the ...

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

A fatal neurological disease is hitting NEPA wildlife. Two separate cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have been ...

They also ask NC residents to avoid placing out food for wildlife, as the regular gathering of deer to feeding locations can increase the risk of ... no cases of CWD observed in humans, there ...

There is a risk of chronic wasting disease, also known as CWD, jumping from animals like deer over to humans, according to a ...

CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. There are no current ...

Researchers have identified chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions in raw, cooked, and cured meat from an infected elk in Texas, confirming the presence of the infectious CWD-causing agents in muscle ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease ...

Given CWD’s increasing prevalence in deer and the increasing human exposure, researchers say there is increased risk of spillover. The report details areas in which there would be response gaps.

Two male deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the county's first ...

The science behind how or if CWD could spread to humans is murky ... who eat infected game meat such as venison could still be at risk. Some hunters like Skarlupka aren’t keen on taking chances ...