A new paper from a Denver neurologist suggests the possibility of humans contracting chronic wasting disease is underplayed and that the “most reasonable assumption” is CWD can be transmitted to some people. Patrick Bosque, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, also wrote that scrapie – Read more
Research conducted by USDA-ARS on the genetics of CWD infected white-tailed deer from Nebraska indicate that genetics does not have anything to do with the susceptibility of white-tail deer. The genetic makeup of 114 infected and non-infected animals were classified at Pullman, Washington. Results indicate that there are 6 major Read more
U.S. Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl on Thursday introduced a bill designed to provide hunters with more opportunities to get their venison tested for chronic wasting disease. If the bill becomes law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be required to: Release guidelines for the collection of animal tissue Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE October 9, 2002 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and USDA-APHIS have completed the depopulation of 15 captive cervid facilities in the Nebraska Panhandle. There were 7 facilities that did not choose to participate in the depopulation effort. This program was undertaken to remove as many captive Read more
CWD expert vouches for safety of venison Dennis Anderson Star Tribune Published Sep 13, 2002 Dr. Elizabeth Williams of the Wyoming Veterinary Laboratory in Laramie, Wyo., has studied chronic wasting disease in deer and elk since 1977. A recognized authority on the disease, Williams, in the interview below, discusses, among Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE September 13, 2002 Prepared by Bruce Morrison, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Testimony of a former deer hauler who has turned states evidence in an investigation of the illegal movement of cervids has reveled some disturbing information. This informant had hauled numerous loads of illegal deer Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interim Findings on Cluster of Neurologic Diseases in Hunters (MADISON, September 12, 2002) – The Wisconsin Division of Public Health released information today on the status of an investigation into fatal cases of degenerative neurologic illnesses in three men who consumed wild game. The investigation, conducted by Read more
Position: Official diagnosis of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) should be performed exclusively by Federal and State regulatory agency laboratories. Background: In the late 1960s, a clinical syndrome seen in captive mule deer came to be known as “chronic wasting disease” (CWD). This syndrome was identified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy Read more
The race is on to find out whether a fatal brain disease in deer and elk poses a risk to human venison eaters. “That’s what everybody is trying to find out,” said Dr. Pierluigi Gambetti, head of a national team studying the occurrence of the deadly protein disease. Perhaps most Read more