CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

Researchers are warning that chronic wasting disease (CWD) — also known as “zombie deer” disease — could spill over to humans ...

The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Georgia has been confirmed. Find out what it is and if it can affect humans.

Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be ...

Chronic wasting disease has been prevalent in various cervid species across the United States and other countries since the ...

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first ...

News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.

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

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

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

Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirms deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of chronic ...

For the first time, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a deer found in Georgia. Tina Johannsen, assistant ...