The Illinois Department of Natural Resources discovered CWD in a wild white-tailed deer, the state’s first documented case of CWD.

Published by CWD Alliance on November 1, 2002 November 1, 2002

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in a sample from a wild deer near Roscoe in Winnebago County, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. CWD is not known to be contagious to livestock or humans.

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WY – CWD detected in new feedground

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease on the Muddy Creek feedground. Muddy Creek feedground is within Elk Hunt Area 98, which first detected CWD in Read more

Delaware

DE – Delaware Confirms State’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wild White-tailed Deer

Delaware has confirmed its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, in a wild white-tailed deer. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced the positive result today after it was confirmed by Read more

Maryland

MD – White-tailed deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease at Catoctin Mountain Park

Date: April 9, 2026Contact: Lindsey DonaldsonContact: Phillip S. Greenwalt Thurmont, Md. – During recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling at Catoctin Mountain Park, two deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first CWD-positive detection at Catoctin Mountain Read more

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