Chronic wasting disease found in Georgia deer for 1st time

Deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease, first for Georgia
The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia was confirmed Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The fatal neurological disease has no current treatments or preventative vaccines.
Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time
A fatal neurological disease that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials have announced.
Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease
Georgia wildlife officials have confirmed the state's first-ever case of CWD in a hunter-harvested whitetail buck.
First case of Chronic-Wasting Disease in deer confirmed in Georgia
A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday. The two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer,
Georgia confirms its first case of ‘zombie deer’ disease
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first case in Georgia.
Hunters Disagree on the Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
The prion disease that causes deer, elk and other cervids to waste away could someday jump to humans, but many hunters are not convinced they should worry
GA wildlife officials warn of positive case of ‘zombie deer disease’, first in state
It’s actual name is Chronic Wasting Disease and is a fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose.
First case of fatal neurological disease found in Georgia White Tail Deer
According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease cause by natural proteins called “prions.” It is not caused by a virus,
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DNR: New study on CWD shows deer populations are likely declining in impacted regions
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) presented a new study on how Chronic Wasting Disease impacts the ...
Smith: DNR study finds CWD likely is reducing deer populations in southwestern Wisconsin
A DNR study in southwestern Wisconsin has concluded deer populations are likely declining in areas of the state where CWD ...
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CWD decimating southwestern Wisconsin deer herds, officials say
The exact degree of population declines, however, will depend on local hunter harvest and recruitment rates, the report authors say.
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Georgia DNR confirms first case of chronic wasting disease in deer
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer.