Chronic Wasting Disease in Canadian Wildlife: An Expert Opinion on the Epidemiology and Risks to Wild Deer is now available on the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre website.
This document represents a summary of discussion, conclusions, and recommendations of an Expert Scientific Panel convened to:
- provide a synopsis of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-living cervids in Canada,
- evaluate the ecological and socio-economic implications of CWD in Canada, and
- make recommendations on research and management actions to minimize and mitigate the effects of CWD in cervid species.
View the paper at: http://wildlife1.usask.ca/ccwhc2003/Publications/CWD%20Expert%20Report%20Final%20-%2020040804.pdf