Washington D.C. (March 12, 2019)- Last week, at the 84th North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference, state directors approved a statement entitled Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Statement on Chronic Wasting Disease Etiology during the of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies business meeting. This statement was Read more
Contact(s): Jeff Pritzl, DNR Northeast District wildlife supervisor, 920-662-5127 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that a wild deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in southeast Marquette County. The CWD-positive deer was an adult doe harvested during the 2018 gun deer season and tested as Read more
02/20/2019 Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today announced that a doe on a Bethel Township, Fulton County breeding farm, and a buck on a Bloom Township, Clearfield County hunting preserve have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Both farms will remain under quarantine for five years from Read more
By Central Office February 19, 2019 Contact(s): Bill Hogseth, wildlife biologist for Eau Claire and Chippewa counties, 715-839-3771 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that two wild deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in western Eau Claire County, in the towns of Brunswick and Drammen following fall Read more
February 15, 2019 Gov. Walz proposes new funding to combat CWD; DNR plans disease response efforts The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Crow Wing County. This test result marks the first time in Minnesota the fatal neurological disease has been Read more
DATCP Confirms CWD-Positive Deer in Forest County Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection sent this bulletin at 02/11/2019 04:13 PM CST DATCP Confirms CWD-Positive Deer in Forest County Release Date: February 11, 2019 Media Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, 608-224-5005 MADISON – Based on test results from the National Read more
News from the region: Statewide Joe Jerek – Jan 17, 2019 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 28 more deer from 11 Missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in Read more
17 December 2018 LINCOLN, Neb. – The presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer has been detected for the first time in central and north-central Nebraska counties of Valley and Keya Paha, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Game and Parks conducted CWD sampling operations at deer Read more
Dec. 21, 2018 Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications WALDRON – Chronic wasting disease has been found in Scott County. A hunter-harvested white-tailed deer harvested north of Waldron tested positive for the disease, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The buck, sampled through the AGFC’s network of partnering Read more
These updates are from September to December 2018 for cases world wide: New USGS Update