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

The zombie deer disease has made its way to Georgia and its spread is concerning for animal experts and hunters alike.

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

However, health experts recommend meat from CWD-positive deer not be consumed by humans. Wisconsin was the first state east of the Mississippi River to have CWD-positive deer. The first CWD ...

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

City Council at a recent work session discussed the city's robust urban deer population with the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in the valley last fall. "Roughly, it's a two-year death ...

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.

The DNR says right now there are no confirmed cases of CWD in humans. The CDC says if you have harvested deer in the area, the safest thing to do is to throw the meat away or get it tested before ...