National News
USGS Update 122- 16 DEC 2018
These updates are from September to December 2018 for cases world wide: New USGS Update
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Tennessee
TN – Tennessee Preliminarily Detects Chronic Wasting Disease; Enacts CWD Response Plan
Friday, December 14, 2018 | 08:17pm NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is enacting the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Response plan, following a preliminary positive detection of CWD in white-tailed deer in Hardeman and Fayette counties. The response plan involves a coordinated effort between TWRA, Tennessee Department of Read more
Wisconsin
WI – DATCP Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease at Depopulated Washington County Deer Farm
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection sent this bulletin at 12/10/2018 12:46 PM CSTDATCP Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease at Depopulated Washington County Deer FarmRelease Date: December 10, 2018 Media Contacts:Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005Bill Cosh, Communications Director, (608) 224-5020 MADISON – Based on test results from Read more
Montana
MT – Nine more deer found suspect for CWD: 3 south of Billings, 6 on the Hi-Line
Monday, December 10, 2018 Test results from CWD surveillance samples taken during the last week of Montana’s general hunting season showed nine more deer to be suspect of chronic wasting disease. South of Billings in Carbon County, two mule deer — a buck and a doe — and a white-tailed Read more
Missouri
MO – MDC FINDS FIRST CASE OF CWD IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
News from the region: Statewide By Joe Jerek, Nov 30, 2018 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that a young buck harvested in Stone County in early November has tested positive for the deadly deer disease — chronic wasting disease (CWD). According to MDC, this is Read more
Quebec
QC – Operation to control and monitor chronic wasting disease in cervids
Last update : October 31, 2018 Following the discovery of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a farm-raised deer in the Laurentides region, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) is implementing measures to protect wildlife, calling on hunters to cooperate in the effort. Although CWD was detected on Read more
Mississippi
MS – UPDATE: Second Issaquena County White-tailed Deer Confirmed for CWD
11/29/2018 8:09:14 AM From MDWFP Issaquena – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) received confirmation from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory that the hunter-harvested 2.5-year-old, female white-tailed deer voluntarily submitted in Issaquena County on November 1, 2018, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “This deer was Read more
Mississippi
MS – Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Pontotoc County
10/30/2018 3:24:47 PM From MDWFP PONTOTOC – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) received confirmation from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory that a white-tailed deer collected in Pontotoc County on October 8, 2018 tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). MDWFP has established the Pontotoc CWD Management Zone that includes Pontotoc and Union counties and all portions Read more
Wyoming
WY – Chronic wasting disease detected in Grand Teton National Park
11/21/2018 9:27:26 AM JACKSON – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory has confirmed that an adult buck mule deer from Grand Teton National Park has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer had been struck by a vehicle and tissue samples were collected by National Park Read more
Montana
MT – Deer in Blaine County test positive for CWD
Hunting Fri Nov 16 10:27:40 MST 2018 CWD map updated 11-16-2018 Test results from three deer harvested in Blaine County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer were harvested within the 2018 priority surveillance area, which includes the northern half of Blaine County. As a result, the northern Read more