KY – CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONFIRMED IN KENTUCKY FOR FIRST TIME

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Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced today that Kentucky has joined the list of states across the country with a confirmed detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic disease that affects deer, elk and other species in the deer family.​​​

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