(NEXSTAR) — Deer hunting season is upon us across the Midwest, prompting a reminder from wildlife officials: Be on the lookout for chronic wasting disease, or CWD. CWD is a contagious, fatal ...

Chronic Wasting Disease or CWD is a neurological disease that affects animals such as deer, mule deer, elk, and moose ...

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, loss of balance and coordination, slurred speech, vision problems and ...

CWD is a neurological disease that slowly kills captive deer with visible symptoms not typically showing until close to death. Since 2012, TPWD has reported 795 positive, confirmed cases in deer ...

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

The deer, in other words ... kills by damaging the brain and nervous system. CWD symptoms described by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources include “emaciation, a wide-based stance ...

Hunters should also follow the department’s guidelines when disposing of a deer’s remains. CWD symptoms are similar to those of other diseases deer may face, so it is difficult to diagnose ...

Officials say recent cases in Concordia, St. Landry and Tangipahoa parishes are linked to trace outs from a captive CWD ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Three more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Louisiana, one of them in St. Landry Parish, officials said. In addition to the recent detections ...

Deer can carry CWD for more than a year without showing symptoms. However, as documented by the Wisconsin researchers in multiple deer in the study, the end stage of the disease can be fairly abrupt.

A public meeting will be held Feb. 27 to discuss the impacts of the discovery of chronic wasting disease in two deer in ...

CWD earned the nickname “zombie deer disease” for its unsettling associated symptoms. The NCWRC's list of these symptoms includes: Listlessness or showing little interest in their surroundings.