CWD UPDATE 57 APRIL 8, 2005 Iowa DNR reports that they tested 4,579 whitetail deer in 2004 with none of the animals testing positive. Samples were collected from all 99 counties in Iowa; however the majority – roughly 3,500 – was taken in the seven Mississippi River border counties. Emphasis Read more
Herds Depopulated, Public Meeting Scheduled for Friday The two white-tailed deer herds confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) last week in Oneida County were depopulated today. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAM) had ordered the depopulation and subsequent testing for CWD in an effort to Read more
On March 30, 2005 the Iowa DNR was informed by the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames that none of the 4,579 Iowa whitetail deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) by the lab during the 2004-05 season showed any signs of the disease. Samples were collected from all 99 Read more
State’s Trace Back Finds Second Positive CWD in Herd Directly Linked to Index Herd A second positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York State has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer from a captive herd in Oneida County that is directly linked to the herd where a Read more
CWD UPDATE April 1, 2005 One positive case of CWD has been confirmed in a captive deer from New York’s Oneida County. The animal was a six-year-old white-tailed doe. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has quarantined the index herd and will depopulate and test all deer Read more
The first positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York State has been confirmed in a white-tailed doe from a captive herd in Oneida County. CWD is a transmissible disease that affects the brain and central nervous system of deer and elk. There is no evidence that CWD Read more
SALT LAKE CITY – Chronic wasting disease does not appear to be spreading in Utah, wildlife officials said Wednesday. The state Division of Wildlife Resources tested 3,067 samples from deer and elk taken during last fall’s hunting seasons. Seven mule deer tested positive for the disease. All of those deer Read more
HARRISBURG — Samples taken from hunter-killed elk during the state’s 2004 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross. Based on a significant increase in the number of deer samples collected for testing, Ross noted that the Game Read more
Milwaukee, Wis. – The public will have an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the boundaries of the eastern Chronic Wasting Disease – Disease Eradication Zones and other changes to hunting season structure, and learn about herd status at combined public hearing-informational open houses scheduled for March 14, 15 Read more
FITCHBURG – The Department of Natural Resources will be hosting two deer management Open Houses in south central Wisconsin preceding public hearings on the agency’s proposed revisions to its chronic wasting disease (CWD) rules and regulations. The Open Houses covering herd status and CWD hearings will be on: March 14, Read more