Nebraska conducts CWD surveillance in four to seven regions each year, rotating to a different part of the state each season.

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A fatal disease among deer that may cause abnormal behavior including a lack of fear of humans is inching closer to the Columbus area. The Ohio Division of Wildlife ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, this week announced two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area of ...

The fight over chronic wasting disease in North Dakota has turned into a new front in the culture wars where valid criticism ...

The zombie deer disease has made its way to Georgia and its spread is concerning for animal experts and hunters alike.

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They’re exposing other deer to these prions long before they show any symptoms. They’re also contaminating their environment.” Deer can spread the disease simply by rubbing ... policies to the stories ...

Chronic wasting is a neurological disease that affects members of the deer family including elk and moose. It’s caused not by a bacteria or virus but by prions, a type of abnormally folded protein ...