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MD – Three white-tailed deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields
Date: March 5, 2024Contact: NCR_Communications@nps.gov WASHINGTON— During recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields, the National Park Service (NPS) received positive test results for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Two deer tested positive at Antietam and one at Monocacy. These are the first CWD-positive detections for national parks Read more…