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

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

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

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

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 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reported that a mule deer shot on the northern portion of the reservation has ...

The province is permitting a specialized hunt for deer specifically around Cranbrook in order to collect samples to test for ...

What is Chronic Wasting Disease? Chronic Wasting Disease is a progressive, fatal disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and many other tissues of farmed and free-ranging deer, elk ...

Chronic wasting disease, an unstoppable killer of deer ... kills by damaging the brain and nervous system. CWD symptoms described by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources include ...

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected ... including the brain — causing weight loss, an unsteady gait, diminished fear of people ...

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