Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.
The appearance of chronic wasting disease has prompted the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to increase deer ...
Deer infected with fatal chronic wasting disease have been spotted closer to central Ohio. What steps might be taken as a ...
Chronic Wasting Disease — an always fatal disease that affects deer, elk and other animals — has been spreading across the country for the past few decades.
The five-year funding will support research into how disease-causing bacteria adapt to bypass their host’s immune system.
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EHD is shorthand for an often-deadly deer malady known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease, which is spread by the bite of midges that can carry the virus. EHD outbreaks come and go, but sometimes ...
Regionwide, CWD prevalence in adult mule deer has increased from around 3% of the 2018-19 samples to almost 18% of 2024 samples,” said Scott Hemmer, Havre-area FWP biologist.
The province is backing the capture, killing and testing of hundreds of urban deer across two B.C. municipalities. Their goal: find out if chronic wasting disease has spread into the city. On Friday, ...