The disease — which is 100% fatal — causes a deer's nervous system to shut down until they die, but there's no evidence of ...

Georgia confirms its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a white-tailed deer, prompting the DNR to establish a CWD ...

Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine ...

Researchers have identified chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions in raw, cooked, and cured meat from an infected elk in Texas ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for the state ...

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...

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.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer.

SCIENTISTS have warned ‘zombie deer disease’, fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically ...

While there hasn’t yet been a case in humans, the CDC recommends not eating meat from deer that test positive for CWD. The DNR adds that anyone can have their deer sampled, whether they’re in ...

confirmed cases in deer statewide. Researchers have found no evidence that CWD could be a threat to humans, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises individuals not to eat meat ...