A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first ...
Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...
LAKELAND, Ga. (WSAV) – The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia was confirmed Wednesday by the ...
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 can have their deer tested for a fatal and infectious disease sometimes ...
Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirms deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of chronic ...
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease ...
CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. There are no current ...
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, a fatal neurological condition affecting deer, elk ... recommends testing animals harvested in CWD-affected areas before consuming their meat. The DNR is urging hunters and residents ...