New study highlights the impact of rapid urbanization on the emergence of zoonotic diseases
Nearly 3.5 billion people live in the messy transition zone between cities and wild places, where agriculture abuts homes; ...
Q&A: Wildlife disease expert discusses avian flu, risks and prevention
With the advent of cases of avian flu in southern New England, and the rise in egg prices due to limited supply as a result, ...
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Chronic Wasting Disease found in 3% of samples collected by Montana FWP
Montana wildlife officials this hunting season completed a record number of tests for Chronic Wasting Disease. Fish, Wildlife ...
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Chronic Wasting Disease: What to know in North Carolina
CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...
State wildlife officials taking precautions now that ‘zombie deer disease’ has been found in GA
It’s actual name is Chronic Wasting Disease and is a fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose.
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New, possibly deadly virus found in Alabama animals. Could it reach Mississippi wildlife?
Researchers found first henipavirus strain in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals living in ...
Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species
Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems ...
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Georgia Detects First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer, Prompting Swift Action by Wildlife Officials
Georgia confirms its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a white-tailed deer, prompting the DNR to establish a CWD ...
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Bird flu on the rise in Mass. wildlife
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, also called bird flu, continues its seemingly inexorable march across the ...
First case of 'Zombie deer disease' confirmed in Georgia, sparking wildlife concerns
The disease — which is 100% fatal — causes a deer's nervous system to shut down until they die, but there's no evidence of the disease spreading to humans.
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First case of 'Zombie deer disease' confirmed in Georgia, sparking wildlife concerns
The first case of a fatal disease that causes deer's nervous system to shut down until they eventually die was reported in Valdosta, causing concern among some wildlife experts working to contain ...