Texas CWD News

TX – Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at Kerr Wildlife Management Area Captive Deer Research Facility

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have reported a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a 14-month-old captive male white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) research facility.  The detection resulted from ante-mortem testing conducted on all captive white-tailed deer as part of ongoing Read more…

TX- Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Medina County Deer Breeding Facility

Oct. 24, 2023 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Medina County, marking the fifth detection since 2015 in a deer-breeding facility in the county. A one-year-old buck tested positive through an antemortem (live-animal) Read more…

TX – Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Additional Breeding Facilities in Frio and Zavala Counties

July 13, 2023Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received notification of two new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer-breeding facilities in Frio and Zavala Counties.In Frio County, a 2-year-old white-tailed doe died in a deer-breeding facility and was post-mortem Read more…

TX – Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in Deer Breeding Facilities in Frio and Hamilton Counties

April 11, 2023 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of two new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in separate deer breeding facilities in Hamilton and Frio counties. These cases mark the first detection of the Read more…

TX – Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in Deer-Breeding Facilities in Zavala, Washington and Gonzales Counties

Additional Case Detected at High-Fence Release Site in Hunt County AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of seven new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three separate deer-breeding facilities in Zavala, Washington and Gonzales counties. These cases mark Read more…

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