HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will commission two studies to assess the human health risk of chronic wasting disease (CWD), part of a comprehensive effort to combat the spread of the disease in deer and elk herds across the country. Overall, Read more
Six deer submitted by hunters from northwestern Colorado have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The hunters have been notified and their license fees will be refunded. The game management unit and locations are: –Unit 3, about 16 miles northwest of Craig. –Unit 301, about 4 miles north of Craig. Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: Infected brain tissue from deer will be injected into healthy cows to determine whether the disease can jump species. MILWAUKEE – Scientists will soon inject brain tissue from deer infected with chronic wasting disease into the brains of healthy cattle to see whether the cows develop a Read more
Tom Harelson, outgoing chief conservation warden for the Department of Natural Resources, believes the threat of fish and wildlife diseases – especially chronic wasting disease – is the the biggest challenge facing wardens today. “The world of the warden will never be the same as before CWD was found in Read more
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in a sample from a wild deer near Roscoe in Winnebago County, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. CWD is not known to be contagious to livestock or humans. The young female deer was shot by a landowner in Read more
Harrisburg- Pennsylvania Game Commission Bureau of Wildlife Management Director Calvin DuBrock today announced that test results from one deer found dead in Franklin Township, Greene County, proved that its death was caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). This marks the first time the disease has been confirmed in Pennsylvania. DuBrock Read more
Rumors are running wild this week as a legislative committee prepares to hear testimony on whether to extend rules related to controlling chronic wasting disease. Those rules, which include a statewide ban on baiting and feeding, were approved by the Natural Resources Board in June and will expire Nov. 30 Read more
Saskatchewan has its fourth confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in the wild deer population, but this one is different from the previous three. “It showed up in an area outside of what we thought was the containment area,” said Kevin Callele, manager of resource allocation with Saskatchewan Environment’s fish Read more
Two elk taken by hunters in Grand County and Rio Blanco and a deer near Chatfield Reservoir have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Two Western Colorado bull elk and a deer just west of Chatfield Reservoir have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Hunters killed all three animals last Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE October 30, 2002 An additional captive elk facility in Nebraska has had an elk test positive for CWD. This facility is located in Sioux County, Nebraska and participated in the recent buy-out in the endemic area. This brings the total of captive positive facilities in Nebraska Read more