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 ...

It can be spread in deer populations through saliva, urine, feces, and infected carcasses. The two agencies report there is ...

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 ...

Lanier County is in the south-central portion of Georgia. CWD is not known to be transmissible to humans. Although this disease is not transmissible to people, there are things that we can do to ...

This week the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota released a report titled “Chronic Wasting Disease Spillover Preparedness and Response: Charting an ...