MADISON — A Portage County deer farm has been quarantined as part of the ongoing investigation into chronic wasting disease among captive and farm-raised deer, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said. A quarantine means only that all live animal movement off the farm has to stop Read more
Six deer submitted by hunters from northwestern Colorado have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The hunters have been notified and their license fees will be refunded. The game management unit and locations are: –Unit 3, about 16 miles northwest of Craig. –Unit 301, about 4 miles north of Craig. Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: Infected brain tissue from deer will be injected into healthy cows to determine whether the disease can jump species. MILWAUKEE – Scientists will soon inject brain tissue from deer infected with chronic wasting disease into the brains of healthy cattle to see whether the cows develop a Read more
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will commission two studies to assess the human health risk of chronic wasting disease (CWD), part of a comprehensive effort to combat the spread of the disease in deer and elk herds across the country. Overall, Read more
HERCULES, Calif., November 4, 2002 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research products and clinical diagnostics announced today it has received a veterinary biological permit from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its rapid test used for the Read more
Tom Harelson, outgoing chief conservation warden for the Department of Natural Resources, believes the threat of fish and wildlife diseases – especially chronic wasting disease – is the the biggest challenge facing wardens today. “The world of the warden will never be the same as before CWD was found in Read more
The quest for whitetails during the upcoming firearms deer season in Missouri will include a wide-scale hunt for a disease that hasn’t yet been found in the state. Jeff Beringer hopes testing brain stems from 6,000 deer for chronic wasting disease will show the disease isn’t present in Missouri’s deer Read more
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. The young female deer was shot by a landowner in Read more
Harrisburg- Pennsylvania Game Commission Bureau of Wildlife Management Director Calvin DuBrock today announced that test results from one deer found dead in Franklin Township, Greene County, proved that its death was caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). This marks the first time the disease has been confirmed in Pennsylvania. DuBrock Read more
Rumors are running wild this week as a legislative committee prepares to hear testimony on whether to extend rules related to controlling chronic wasting disease. Those rules, which include a statewide ban on baiting and feeding, were approved by the Natural Resources Board in June and will expire Nov. 30 Read more