CWD UPDATE 71 March 1, 2006 The latest update from Wisconsin shows that they have collected 27,147 samples and have results back from 23,853. They have 128 positives so far with 11 of them in the Herd Reduction Zone and the remainder in the Eradication Zone. Since 2002 they have Read more
The infectious proteins that cause brain-wasting disease have been found in the leg muscles of infected deer, a laboratory experiment shows. Chronic wasting disease affects ranched elk and wild deer in Saskatchewan and Alberta, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It is also found in deer and elk across Read more
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CWD UPDATE 69 January 11, 2006 The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reports that 15 positives have been detected out of 7,389 samples collected during the 2005 firearm season. All positives were in the endemic area of the Nebraska Panhandle with no new locations detected. The positives were all adult Read more
CWD UPDATE 68 December 23, 2005 Governor Robert L. Ehrlich of Maryland has granted an emergency exemption to Maryland’s strict laws regulating the importation of cervids. After appeals from grade school children, the Governor issued a proclamation pre-empting the law; stating that “All flying reindeer, including one with a red Read more
CWD UPDATE 67 December 12, 2005 Tests have confirmed presence of chronic wasting disease in two free-ranging elk in New Mexico. New Mexico Veterinary Services Laboratory performed testing, and the positive tissues were re-tested and confirmed by National Veterinary Services Laboratories. For New Mexico, these are the first elk in Read more
CWD UPDATE 66 November 21, 2005 The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has started testing hunter-harvested moose for CWD. This is in response to the positive moose reported by the Colorado Division of Wildlife last month. To date, North Dakota has tested over 4,000 deer and 80 elk for Read more
CWD UPDATE 65 October 6, 2005 The Colorado Division of Wildlife has confirmed CWD in a free-ranging moose for the first time. Previously, researchers in Wyoming had been able to infect moose with CWD under experimental conditions. The Colorado report is the first report of a natural infection in a Read more
CWD UPDATE 64 September 23, 2005 The government of Alberta has announced that they have selected an international panel of experts in prion disease to form the Alberta Prion Research Institute Advisory Council. This group will advise the group on proposals for use of the $38 million provided for the Read more
CWD UPDATE 63 September 19, 2005 Case Western University reports that they generated transgenic mice expressing the elk or human prion protein (PrP) in a PrP-null background. After intracerebral inoculation with elk CWD prion, two lines of “humanized” transgenic mice that are susceptible to human prions failed to develop the Read more