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

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

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - In a first-of-its-kind report recently published by the University of Minnesota, ...

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.

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

A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural ...

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

The case was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works in collaboration with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan's wild deer herd. The U.S. Department of ...

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 ...

LAKELAND, Ga. (WSAV) – The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia was confirmed Wednesday by the ...

CWD symptoms described by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources include “emaciation, a wide-based stance and swaying gait, lowered head and drooping ears, a lack of fear of humans ...

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - In a first-of-its-kind report recently published by the University of Minnesota, researchers have turned their attention to the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease ...