Animal disease scientists are alarmed about the rapid spread of CWD in deer. Recent research shows that the barrier to a spillover into humans is less formidable than previously believed and that ...

Charting an Uncertain Future,” detailing preparedness and response gaps should cross-species transmission of CWD happen between deer and other animals, including humans. U of M CIDRAP director ...

However, health experts recommend meat from CWD-positive deer not be consumed by humans. Wisconsin was the ... in early 2017 and extended through 2021. Over four years the researchers placed ...

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 ...

The two agencies report there is no evidence of CWD infecting humans or other species under natural conditions. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends not eating the ...

Chronic wasting disease, a fatal brain illness killing area deer, may have the potential to infect humans, according to warnings from North American governments. And while there has not been a ...