Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cervid Update By State December 2023
*** Alabama CWD TSE Prion 2023
(2020, Alabama, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss)
***> 2023 Alabama CWD 5 cases confirmed to date
*** Alabama CWD TSE Prion 2023
Alabama Two Additional Cases of CWD Confirmed in Northern Lauderdale County
Press release December 15, 2023 Contact: Marianne Gauldin, (334) 242-3469
Alabama Two Additional Cases of CWD Confirmed in Northern Lauderdale County
Two Additional Cases of CWD Confirmed in Northern Lauderdale County The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that two additional cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in hunter harvested, white-tailed deer have been confirmed in northern Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama. The two additional deer bring Alabama’s total number of confirmed CWD cases to five.
CWD in Alabama’s deer herd was first detected in Lauderdale County in January 2022. After the first case was confirmed, all of Lauderdale and Colbert counties were designated as a CWD Management Zone (CMZ).
So far during the 2023-2024 hunting season, samples have been collected from more than 1,700 white-tailed deer harvested statewide with 420 of those samples collected within the CMZ. One of the positive samples was submitted during the second CMZ mandatory sampling weekend (December 2-3). The other positive sample was voluntarily submitted at a drop-off sampling location by a hunter as part of ADCNR's ongoing CWD monitoring efforts. The next mandatory sampling weekend in the buffer zone of the CMZ is January 6-7, 2024.
“I would like to thank hunters for their continued support by providing a robust number of samples for CWD testing since the disease was first detected in Alabama,” said Chris Blankenship, ADCNR Commissioner. “Hunters are our most important partners in the management of CWD as we move forward with future deer seasons. We also thank the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries for their continued partnership with statewide CWD monitoring. Their assistance by testing the samples allows us to better serve our constituents by providing them with timely information on the distribution and extent of CWD in Alabama.”
CWD is a member of the group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Among cervids, CWD is a progressive, fatal disease that commonly results in altered behavior due to microscopic changes of the brain of affected animals. An animal may carry the disease for years without outward indication. In latter stages of the disease, signs may include listlessness, lowering of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns and a lack of responsiveness.
It is important that hunters be familiar with Alabama’s CWD regulation and the CWD regulations in other states. To review Alabama’s regulation and the latest information about CWD in the state, visit http://www.outdooralabama.com/cwd-info.
ADCNR promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn more at http://www.outdooralabama.com.
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CMZ map attached (includes locations of positive cases)
CMZ zone map 12-15-23.jpg
Posted: February 16, 2023
Third Case of CWD Confirmed in Lauderdale County
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that a third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a hunter harvested, white-tailed deer has been confirmed in Lauderdale County in northwest, Alabama. The first two cases of CWD in Alabama’s deer herd were detected in Lauderdale County in early 2022.
Samples were collected from more than 3,500 white-tailed deer harvested statewide with over 1,100 of those samples collected within the CMZ during the 2022-2023 hunting season. More than 98% of all samples collected within the CMZ have been tested by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the results have been received by ADCNR. Currently, only one positive has been detected this season. The positive sample was voluntarily submitted by a hunter as part of ADCNR's ongoing CWD monitoring efforts.
ALABAMA MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE
e) "Big Jim's" BBB Deer Ration, Big Buck Blend, Recall # V-104-6;
Product manufactured from 02/01/2005 until 06/06/2006
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc., Decatur, AL, by telephone, fax, email and visit on June 9, 2006. FDA initiated recall is complete.
REASON Animal and fish feeds which were possibly contaminated with ruminant based protein not labeled as
"Do not feed to ruminants".
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 125 tons
DISTRIBUTION AL and FL
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 2, 2006
CWD TRANSMITS BY ORAL ROUTES TO MACAQUES, CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, AND CERVID...BSE Feed Regulation (21 CFR 589.2000) mad cow feed ban does not stop all that!
CWD transmits to cervid by oral routes with as little as 300NG!
PLoS One. 2020; 15(8): e0237410.
Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237410
PMCID: PMC7446902
PMID: 32817706
Very low oral exposure to prions of brain or saliva origin can transmit chronic wasting disease
We orally inoculated white-tailed deer with either single or multiple divided doses of prions of brain or saliva origin and monitored infection by serial longitudinal tissue biopsies spanning over two years. We report that oral exposure to as little as 300 nanograms (ng) of CWD-positive brain or to saliva containing seeding activity equivalent to 300 ng of CWD-positive brain, were sufficient to transmit CWD disease.
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These studies suggest that the CWD minimum infectious dose approximates 100 to 300 ng CWD-positive brain (or saliva equivalent), and that CWD infection appears to conform more with a threshold than a cumulative dose dynamic.
Mandatory Deer Sampling Continues in CWD Management Zone
Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 12/01/2023 07:15 AM CST
Outdoor Alabama Weekly
Mandatory Deer Sampling Continues in CWD Management Zone
Alabama Third Case of CWD Confirmed in Lauderdale County
Press release February 16, 2023 Contact: Wildlife Section, (334) 242-3469
Third Case of CWD Confirmed in Lauderdale County
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that a third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a hunter harvested, white-tailed deer has been confirmed in Lauderdale County in northwest, Alabama. The first two cases of CWD in Alabama’s deer herd were detected in Lauderdale County in early 2022.
After the initial CWD-positive deer was detected in January 2022, all of Lauderdale and Colbert counties were designated as a CWD Management Zone (CMZ).
Samples were collected from more than 3,500 white-tailed deer harvested statewide with over 1,100 of those samples collected within the CMZ during the 2022-2023 hunting season. More than 98% of all samples collected within the CMZ have been tested by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the results have been received by ADCNR. Currently, only one positive has been detected this season. The positive sample was voluntarily submitted by a hunter as part of ADCNR's ongoing CWD monitoring efforts.
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Alabama Second Case of CWD Confirmed in Northwest
Press release
March 7, 2022
Contact: Marianne Hudson, (334) 242-3469
Second Case of CWD Confirmed in Northwest Alabama
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced today the results from additional Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prevalence testing of white-tailed deer in northwest Alabama. A second case of CWD in a hunter harvested, white-tailed deer has been confirmed in Lauderdale County. The first case of CWD in Alabama’s deer herd was detected in Lauderdale County in January 2022.
After the initial CWD-positive deer was detected, all of Lauderdale and Colbert counties were designated as a CWD Management Zone (CMZ). The area west of U.S. Highway 43 in Lauderdale County to the Mississippi and Tennessee state lines and south to the Tennessee River is designated as a High-Risk Zone. The remainder of Lauderdale County and all of Colbert County is designated as a Buffer Zone.
Samples were collected from 966 white-tailed deer harvested within the CMZ during the 2021-2022 hunting season. All samples collected within the CMZ have been tested by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the results have been received by ADCNR. Only one additional positive was detected.
After analyzing the results from the prevalence detection testing for CWD in Lauderdale and Colbert counties, ADCNR is suspending the use of supplemental wildlife feeding and baiting privileges within the CMZ. The suspension of supplemental feeding will not apply to bird feeders within 100 feet of a building or occupied dwelling or feed inside an active feral hog trap. Supplemental feeding and baiting privileges will still be allowed outside of the CMZ.
“The suspension of supplemental feeding and baiting privileges in Lauderdale and Colbert counties is an attempt to slow the spread of CWD in the affected area,” said Chris Blankenship, ADCNR Commissioner. “We take the presence of this disease very seriously and are utilizing our CWD Strategic Surveillance and Response Plan to manage it. Our staff is prepared, and the Department will do whatever is prudent and reasonable to protect the state's deer resources and our hunting culture.”
CWD was first detected in Tennessee and Mississippi in 2018 and has been moving slowly toward Alabama. CWD is a member of the group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Among cervids, CWD is a progressive, fatal disease that commonly results in altered behavior due to microscopic changes made to the brain of affected animals. An animal may carry the disease for years without outward indication. In latter stages of the disease, signs may include listlessness, lowering of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns and a lack of responsiveness.
Map attached Lauderdale_Map_Positives.jpg
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ALABAMA DETECTS FIRST CASE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION Lauderdale County, Alabama
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Lauderdale County, Alabama
All of Lauderdale and Colbert counties have been designated as a CWD Management Zone.
January 7, 2022
A sample recently collected from a hunter harvested, white-tailed deer in west-central Lauderdale County has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Alabama’s deer herd.
“CWD was first detected in Tennessee and Mississippi in 2018 and has been moving slowly toward Alabama,” said Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). “The Department has implemented multiple proactive regulations to combat the spread into Alabama. Compliance from the public on those measures helped delay the spread into the state for several years.”
CWD is a member of the group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). CWD among cervids is a progressive, fatal disease that commonly results in altered behavior due to microscopic changes made to the brain of affected animals. An animal may carry the disease for years without outward indication. In latter stages of the disease, signs may include listlessness, lowering of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns and a lack of responsiveness.
The sample from the CWD-positive deer was submitted as part of the state’s ongoing CWD surveillance and volunteer testing program. Preliminary tests performed at the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries discovered the non-negative case, which was then confirmed positive by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
“I would like to thank the hunters for their voluntary assistance in providing samples for CWD testing and we need hunters now more than ever,” said Commissioner Blankenship. “We take the presence of this disease very seriously which is why we developed a plan of action using CWD best practices to deal with the disease if or when it was discovered in Alabama. The plan was developed in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, other state and federal agencies and various stakeholder groups. We are currently working with our partner agencies and hunters to implement that plan. Our staff is prepared, and the Department will do whatever is prudent and reasonable to protect the state's deer resources and our hunting culture.”
Due to CWD detection in Lauderdale County, ADCNR has enacted a new regulation for Lauderdale and Colbert counties, as outlined in Alabama’s CWD Surveillance and Response Plan. All of Lauderdale and Colbert counties are designated as a CWD Management Zone (CMZ). The area west of U.S. Highway 43 in Lauderdale County to the Mississippi and Tennessee state lines and south to the Tennessee River is designated as a High-Risk Zone (HRZ). The remainder of Lauderdale County and all of Colbert County is designated as a Buffer Zone.
Within the CMZ, there will be no seasonal or daily bag limit restrictions and no antler restrictions for deer (antlered and unantlered) harvested on privately-owned or open-permit public lands in Lauderdale or Colbert counties through the remainder of the 2021-2022 deer season. This also includes the following Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) and Community Hunting Area (CHA), Lauderdale WMA, Freedom Hills WMA, Riverton CHA, and Seven-Mile Island WMA. On those WMAs, hunters will be allowed to harvest any deer daily through February 10, 2022. These changes do not apply to any other county, WMA or CHA in the state.
Hunters are required to submit heads for CWD testing from all deer harvested within the HRZ in Lauderdale County at drop-off freezer locations or at scheduled ADCNR mobile sampling stations. Hunters who harvest deer within the Buffer Zone are highly encouraged to submit heads for sampling at drop-off freezer locations within the CMZ.
It is critical that hunters understand the movement of harvested deer will be limited within the management zone. Deer harvested within the HRZ must remain and be disposed of within the HRZ. Deer harvested within the Buffer Zone must remain and be disposed of within the CMZ. Deboned meat, cleaned skull plates and raw hides with no visible brain or spinal cord tissue may be taken outside of these zones. Transporting deer carcasses out of the management zone can potentially spread CWD to currently unaffected areas.
Hunting license and Game Check requirements remain in effect for all white-tailed deer harvests.
“Now that we have detected CWD in Alabama, our primary objective is to determine the prevalence of the disease in the area affected,” said Chuck Sykes, Director of ADCNR’s Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. “The new regulation is intended to increase the opportunities for hunters to supply samples for CWD testing. We need hunters to continue to hunt and submit deer heads for testing. These additional samples will help us better determine the extent of the disease in this area.”
Additional details pertaining to Game Check, the new regulation and guidance on best management practices for transportation, disposal and testing of harvest for each zone can be found at www.outdooralabama.com/cwd-info.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn more at outdooralabama.com.
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see map;
Samples from 3,350 deer were collected and tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) as part of WFF’s statewide CWD surveillance efforts. Alabama’s first two CWD-positive deer were detected in Lauderdale County as part of these surveillance efforts. WFF implemented response actions as specified in WFF’s CWD Strategic Surveillance and Response Plan.
Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE STRATEGIC SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE PLAN (SSRP)
February 2021
Farmed Cervid
Scrapie
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE CERVID CWD
Sad day for the great state of Alabama. They knew it was coming, so let's hope they attack this thing head on and listen to what the science has told us...terry
Good Luck Alabama!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2019
ALABAMA PREPARES FOR THE STORM Fall 2019 CWD TSE PRION Public Information Meeting Schedule
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019
Alabama WFF Ramps Up Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Sampling Effort
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017
Alabama Atypical BSE CJD CWD TSE Prion Update
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016
ALABAMA CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION SURVEILLANCE AND TESTING PROGRAM?
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2012
ALABAMA BIG BUCK PROJECT, A CWD TSE PRION ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN ALABAMA BIG BUCK PROJECT, A CWD ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN
ALABAMA MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE
e) "Big Jim's" BBB Deer Ration, Big Buck Blend, Recall # V-104-6;
Product manufactured from 02/01/2005 until 06/06/2006
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc., Decatur, AL, by telephone, fax, email and visit on June 9, 2006. FDA initiated recall is complete.
REASON Animal and fish feeds which were possibly contaminated with ruminant based protein not labeled as
"Do not feed to ruminants".
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 125 tons
DISTRIBUTION AL and FL
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 2, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2023
Food and Drug Administration's BSE Feed Regulation (21 CFR 589.2000) Singeltary Another Request for Update 2023
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2023
EFSA Annual Report of the Scientific Network on BSE-TSE 2023
*** Alaska CWD TSE Prion 2023
***> 2023 Alaska, to date, still has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion?
''However, Alaska currently maintains a general targeted disease surveillance program that will test for CWD in clinical, suspect cases in moose, caribou, deer or elk.''
you don't look, you don't find, until CWD finds you, then it's much too late Alaska...terry
Chronic Wasting Disease and Alaska
THE ALASKA BOARD OF GAME 2020/2021 Proposed Changes to Regulations • Central & Southwest Region • Statewide Regulations
The title to this proposal was clarified 9/21/20 to indicate the proposed change prohibits use or urine from any species of the deer family and is not limited to deer or elk urine. PROPOSAL 130 5 AAC 92.080. Unlawful methods of taking game; exceptions. Prohibit use of urine from any species of the deer family as bait or scent lures as follows: The following methods of taking game are prohibited: …
(15) with the use of [DEER OR ELK] urine from any species of the deer (Cervidae) family, and while in immediate personal possession of [DEER OR ELK] urine from any species of the deer (Cervidae) family, including scent lures; …
(18) repealed; 7/1/2021. [WITH THE USE OF MOOSE, CARIBOU, AND REINDEER URINE AS SCENT LURES, AND WHILE IN IMMEDIATE PERSONAL POSSESSION OF MOOSE, CARIBOU, OR REINDEER URINE, INCLUDING SCENT LURES, IN UNITS 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26(B), AND 26(C).]
What is the issue you would like the board to address and why? Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) can be transmitted by urine, and more types (species) of urine are becoming available to hunters to use as bait or scent lures. In 2012, the Board of Game (board) prohibited the use of deer or elk urine for hunting statewide, and in March of 2020 the board prohibited the use of moose, caribou, and reindeer urine for hunting in the Interior and Eastern Arctic Region. At that meeting, the department recommended the board adopt the proposal statewide. Due to the legal meeting notice not covering statewide topics, and not wanting to delay taking action on the proposal, the board adopted the proposal for the Interior and Eastern Arctic Region only. The department is now proposing a broader prohibition on the use of natural urine as bait or scent lures, in order to further protect Alaska’s game populations.
PROPOSED BY: Alaska Department of Fish and Game (HQ-F20-043)
2020-2021 Alaska Hunting Regulations
•Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) - No risk to humans, high risk to deer, elk, and moose. To date, CWD has NOT been detected in free ranging Alaska wildlife. Elsewhere, infected deer species show signs including extreme weight loss, excessive salivation, stumbling, and tremors. Report these signs to ADF&G.
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
To date, CWD has NOT been detected in any Alaskan wildlife. However, Alaska currently maintains a general targeted diseae surveillance program that will test for CWD in clinical, suspect cases in moose, caribou, deer or elk.
Update: The Alaska Board of Game adopted Prop 104 (PDF 537 kB) during the statewide meeting — January 13–18, 2012, which prohibits the use of deer or elk urine for use in taking game.
*** Arizona CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 Arizona CWD TSE Prion, to date, still has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, and again, if you test to find, you will not find, until CWD finds you, by then it's much too late...terry
Q: Has the disease been detected in Arizona? A: No.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has been testing for the presence of CWD in Arizona since 1998. While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, the disease has not been detected here.
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE FY2019/2020 REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) has been surveying for chronic wasting disease (CWD) for the past 24 years. The Department continues monitoring efforts to detect the introduction of CWD in the state. During the 2019/2020 collection season, a total of 1,248 samples were tested. To date, CWD has not been detected in Arizona populations. Over the past several years, the Department has focused on increasing sample size in areas of highest concern and placed less focus on the centralized units in the state. The areas of highest concern include the game management units (GMUs) on the northern (high risk) and eastern (high and medium risk) portions of the state, as well as samples from animals harvested outside of Arizona that are brought into the state. This year, program personnel made efforts to increase sample sizes in these areas by recruiting new businesses in AGFD regions with high risk units and setting up a voluntary check station on the eastern side of the state. Despite these efforts, during 2019/2020, samples collected in high risk units accounted for only 37.4% (n=453) of samples collected from Department GMUs; this is down from 2018/2019 (55.3 %) and well below the average for the previous 5 sampling years (52.6%). We also fell short of the sampling quotas for medium risk units set forth at the beginning of the 2019/2020 season by 16.3% (49 samples). However, we exceeded our quota for sampling efforts in low risk units. The number of samples collected from medium risk GMUs (n = 251) fell short of the sampling quota of 300 by 49 samples. The number of samples collected from the low risk GMUs (n = 508) was the most since the 2011/2012 sampling season. Samples tested from out of state harvests accounted for 1.4% (n = 18), down from 4.8% (n = 63) in 2018/2019.
The Department will continue to conduct surveillance for CWD because of the impact of the disease on deer and elk populations where it currently occurs and the need to rapidly identify introduction of the disease in Arizona’s elk and deer. In the event CWD is detected in Arizona, a response plan and subsequent management options are in place.
INTRODUCTION
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*** Arkansas CWD TSE Prion 2023
(2020, Arkansas, To date, 891 deer and 30 elk have tested positive for the disease in Arkansas...terry)
***> Arkansas CWD TSE Prion 2023, Arkansas Total CWD confirmed to date is 1,563 by Fiscal Years Tally.
Last year the AGFC collected a record 8,804 samples from cervids in Arkansas (8,759 white-tailed deer, 33 elk and 12 exotic cervids).
The vast majority of those samples came voluntarily from hunters.
Last year’s test results reported 217 positive cases of CWD (208 white-tailed deer and nine elk).
Learn more about CWD at http://www.agfc.com/cwd
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022
Arkansas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Update 1,345+ Cases Confirmed To Date
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Arkansas CWD TSE Prion positive deer confirmed in Logan County
To date, 891 deer and 30 elk have tested positive for the disease in Arkansas.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
ARKANSAS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION UPDATE 845 Cases Positive To Date
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020
Arkansas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion FY2020 211 Positive Cases as of January 17, 2020
SUNDAY, JANUARY 05, 2020
Arkansas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion 2019 to 2020 Totals As Of December 3, 2019 are
399 Confirmed with more pending results
*** California CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 California CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, you don't test enough, you don't find cwd, by then, it's much too late...tss
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): An Emerging California Concern
By: Danny Dickason, DVM, Wildlife Interface Program
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a uniformly fatal disease of cervids (e.g. deer, elk, moose, reindeer) similar to “Mad Cow Disease” and caused by a misfolded protein called a prion. Signs of CWD include weight loss (“wasting”), abnormal stance or gait, and an inability of affected animals to keep their head up. The disease can be elusive in that it can take months or years to become apparent. It can be transmitted through direct contact between affected animals or via environmental contamination with urine, feces, blood, and saliva. The prion that causes CWD is remarkably hardy – it can persist in the environment for years and requires exposure to temperatures of approximately 1,000 degrees for several hours to be rendered non-infectious. The traditional gold standard testing is Immunohistochemistry (IHC) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of retropharyngeal lymph node or obex (part of the brain) on postmortem samples (animals already deceased), which makes for added surveillance difficulty. Thus far, CWD has been found in over 30 states, although fortunately it has not yet been detected in California.
Recent research has discovered some concerning evidence for possible routes of CWD transmission. One study found that 20-26% of ticks removed from CWD-positive deer tested positive for prions. These ticks exhibited a potentially infectious level of prions, which could represent a significant source of infection during grooming and allogrooming behavior (e.g., cervids removing and ingesting ticks from other herd members). Additionally, plants have been shown experimentally to incorporate prions into their roots and leaves and these plant materials were found to be infectious to hamsters who consumed them.
There is, however, also good news on the research horizon! A cervid’s genes have been shown to play a key role in their susceptibility and genetic testing was found to be highly accurate in predicting an individual’s susceptibility. These genetic traits were also shown to be highly heritable, providing the future potential for herds to be managed via selective (as opposed to herdwide) culling. Trained sniffing dogs have also demonstrated an ability to identify feces from infected vs. non-infected animals, providing another tool for herd management and the potential for the development of an electronic “sniffer” machine in the future. Finally, a newer antemortem (before death) test called real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) has been developed to enable the testing of live animals. This test was shown to detect CWD cases nearly four months earlier than the current gold standard of postmortem IHC testing and could potentially be developed for use on ticks removed from cervids.
CWD is a burgeoning concern for Californians as many people in our state consume deer meat. CWD testing is recommended for all hunter-harvested deer meat prior to consumption, and although it is thought unlikely to be transmissible to humans, consuming CWD-positive animals is not recommended. Humans are known to be susceptible to prion diseases and some research has shown “humanized” mice to be susceptible to CWD, leading to this cautionary recommendation. Additionally, hunter concern for CWD-affected deer has the potential to lead to fewer hunting licenses purchased and reduced revenue for wildlife management agencies and associated economic ripple effects and ecological concerns. For these reasons, we are working hard to keep California free of CWD to protect our valuable wildlife resources and hunter-harvest food safety.
Chronic Wasting Disease – No Time to Waste
By: Brandon Munk, MS, DVM, (CDFW)
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) continues to test California’s deer populations for chronic wasting disease (CWD). As California’s hunting seasons wrap up, CDFW is working to test samples from the 325 deer and elk collected thus far, 78% of which were hunter-harvested animals.
Since 1999, over 5,600 of California’s deer and elk have been tested for CWD, including about half of the samples we collected during this hunting season. To date, CWD has never been detected in any of California’s deer or elk herds. CWD surveillance efforts will continue throughout the year, shifting from hunter harvest to other sources of mortalities including vehicle strikes and mortality investigations.
This hunting season, CDFW ran 33 voluntary CWD surveillance stations and piloted a meat processor incentivization program asking hunters to voluntarily allow their harvested deer or elk to be sampled and tested for CWD. The meat processor incentivization program, aimed at increasing meat processor participation in CWD surveillance efforts, was a modest success producing about 14% of the total samples collected this hunting season.
CDFW also piloted an education and outreach campaign, “No Time To Waste: Keep CWD Away” to increase stakeholder awareness of CWD, the risks it poses and laws and regulations that protect against importing CWD, and to encourage hunter participation in surveillance. We hope to learn from our successes and failures through a series of hunter and meat processor surveys this Winter and Spring. Be on the lookout for these if you are in one of these groups, your participation will be valuable. As an on-going process, we will be collecting deer lymph node samples during the 2022 deer season, so if you are harvesting or processing a deer, we encourage you to submit your deer for testing. To learn more, visit wildlife.ca.gov/CWD.
Since Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first identified in wild deer, it has been detected in 26 states, 4 Canadian provinces, South Korea, Norway, and Finland. To date CWD has not been detected in California. This is a disease of major concern for cervids and may negatively impact these prey populations where it occurs. Through legislation and geography, California is at relatively low risk for CWD; however, it has the potential to spread to California’s deer and elk populations, and surveillance for the disease will remain a priority for CDFW. See the Q&A below to find out more about this devastating disease and what you can do to help.
CDFW - 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance and Deer Hunter Check Stations
2020 California
BIG GAME HUNTING DIGEST
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
INCREASED SURVEILLANCE
Since 1999, California has tested approximately 4,500 deer and elk for CWD. To date, no CWD has been found in California deer or elk. However, the potential for CWD to spread to California’s deer and elk populations still exists and surveillance for the disease remains important. The CDFW will be increasing CWD surveillance efforts throughout the state over the next few years. Hunters are a vital partner in these surveillance efforts and voluntary CWD check stations will be set-up to facilitate surveillance throughout the state. For additional information on surveillance in CA visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/cwd or contact The Wildlife Investigations Laboratory at 916- 358-2790 or WILab@wildlife.ca.gov.
*** Colorado CWD TSE PRION
***> 2023 Colorado CWD TSE Prion, ''We have detected CWD in 40 of our 54 deer herds, 17 of 42 elk herds, and 2 of 9 moose herds.''
MEMORANDUM
To: Members of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission
From: Heather Disney Dugan, Acting Director
Date: April 20, 2023
Subject: Chronic Wasting Disease Update for Parks and Wildlife Commission
Dear Commissioners,
This briefing summarizes CPW’s mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) findings from the 2022-2023 hunting seasons. Results provide the first indication of whether CWD management actions taken for deer over the past 5 years have had an effect on CWD prevalence (estimated percent infected) in each herd. In summary, CWD prevalence increased in 4 herds, decreased in 3 herds, and remained about the same in 4 herds.
Background
Chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease found in deer, elk, and moose, is well established in herds throughout much of Colorado. We have detected CWD in 40 of our 54 deer herds, 17 of 42 elk herds, and 2 of 9 moose herds. CWD prevalence is highest in deer and lowest in moose. This disease is always fatal and animals die from the disease within about 2- 2.5 years of infection. CWD infection shortens the lifespan of infected animals. If infection rates become too high, CWD can affect a herd’s ability to sustain itself.
In response to increasing CWD prevalence, the Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a statewide CWD Response Plan in 2019. One element was a 15-year mandatory testing plan, which will include three 5-year rotations for deer. Pilot work in 2017 and 2018 had shown that the number of deer submitted for testing is much higher through mandatory testing than for voluntary submissions, which allows CPW to generate reliable estimates of CWD prevalence at the herd level.
In addition, the CWD Response Plan establishes a compulsory management threshold, which means when prevalence exceeds 5% in adult (>2 years) male deer then some form of management action will be taken to reduce prevalence until it falls below the 5% threshold. CPW identifies various management actions in the plan that are available to local managers to prescribe in herd management efforts, all of which have the potential to help reduce prevalence in deer herds.
CWD prevalence was assessed via mandatory testing in all 54 deer herds from 2017-2020; mandatory testing focused on elk in 2021. In 2022, CPW restarted the 5-year testing rotation and 11 deer herds were the first to be included in a second round of mandatory testing.
2022 Mandatory CWD Testing Results
CWD prevalence estimates decreased in 3 herds and remained about the same in 4 herds (Table 1). Additional data and robust analyses are needed over the next 9 years of mandatory testing to guide our interpretation of these results before we are in a position to show an association between prescribed management actions and CWD prevalence. However, these preliminary data are encouraging and suggest harvest-based management actions could be a promising CWD control strategy.
In addition, 4 herds have shown an increase in CWD prevalence, 3 significantly so (Table 1). Considering that various management actions were prescribed to each of the 11 herds, CPW will need to evaluate why prevalence increased in some herds and decreased in others. Table 1. Change in prevalence between 1st and 2nd rounds of mandatory CWD testing for 11 Colorado mule deer herds. Summary of management actions prescribed by local managers to reduce or maintain low CWD prevalence. The point estimate for CWD prevalence decreased (blue), increased (red), or remained about the same (yellow) between testing rounds. Prevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals are available for every deer herd in the 2023 Big Game License Recommendation Summary report.
Further Analyses
CPW will continue analyses of these CWD prevalence changes by comparing various factors between herds and the respective management actions prescribed. Comparing changes to license quotas by season, dates of harvest and prevalence estimates by season, post-hunt buck/doe ratios, abundance of bucks and does, and the percent change in buck licenses and buck harvest, etc., all in relation to changes in CWD prevalence, should improve our ability to evaluate relationships between various management actions and disease prevalence. In our more than 40-year history working with CWD, one of the most important lessons we have learned is that we rarely see immediate changes in CWD dynamics. This is a slow-moving disease and changes in prevalence (both increases and decreases) may not be readily apparent. Multiple repeated prevalence estimates over the long-term along with consistent management application will be necessary to truly evaluate patterns of change in relationship to management actions.
Lastly, the severe winter conditions seen in Northwestern Colorado during 2022-2023 generated many questions on potential implications for CWD dynamics in the region. Harsh winter conditions may cause more rapid mortality of infected deer in the clinical phase of disease and could reduce the number of infected animals on the landscape. Overall population reductions associated with harsh winter conditions may also affect deer/elk density on the landscape and reduce direct animal-to-animal transmission. On the other hand, prolonged concentrations of deer and elk on very limited winter ranges could facilitate increased contact as well as environmental accumulation of CWD prions (infectious agent) that could increase both direct and indirect transmission pathways. Ultimately, the interplay of weather conditions, changing population dynamics, and changes in habitat use associated with a severe winter limit our capacity to predict how CWD prevalence might change. As we proceed with analyses to evaluate factors influencing CWD prevalence in Colorado wildlife populations, incorporating changes associated with periodic severe winters will be an important consideration.
CC: R. DeWalt Regional Managers B. Dreher M. Eckert J. Runge M. Wood A. Holland Senior Biologists
As of April 2022, CWD has been detected in 40 of our 54 deer herds, 17 of 42 elk herds, and 2 of 9 moose herds. Disease prevalence (percent infected) is highest in deer and lowest in moose. The percentage of sampled animals infected (or “prevalence”) appears to be rising in many affected Colorado herds.
COLORADO DEPARTMENT AGRICUTURE CWD
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022
COLORADO Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP 2022 UPDATE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2020
Colorado confirmed CWD TSE Prion in 24 game management units in the state where it previously hadn’t been found
*** Connecticut CWD TSE PRION
***2023 Connecticut CWD TSE Prion
Connecticut to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, if you don't test enough for cwd, you will not find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss
CWD has been documented in 25 states and 4 Canadian provinces; the disease has not been found in Connecticut or New England.
What is being done about CWD in Connecticut?
Connecticut and all other northeastern states have taken measures to prevent the spread of CWD. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has taken the following CWD management actions:
Connecticut, along with many other states, has banned the importation of live cervids (species in the deer/elk family) across state lines. An emergency regulation that was adopted in October 2005 to address concerns about CWD became permanent in September 2007. This regulation prohibits hunters from transporting into Connecticut any deer or elk carcasses or part thereof from any state where CWD has been documented, unless the meat has been de-boned. Specific wording of the regulation follows:
“Section 26-55-4: No person shall import or possess whole carcasses or parts thereof of any deer, moose, or elk from wild or captive herds from other states or Canadian Provinces where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed, including, but not limited to, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New York, West Virginia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Any additional states* and provinces where chronic wasting disease is confirmed will be published in the Department's annual Hunting and Trapping Guide and on the Department's website. This provision shall not apply to meat that's de-boned, cleaned skullcaps, hides or taxidermy mounts.”
*See list above of additional states and Canadian provinces were CWD has been documented since this regulation was passed.
In fall 2003, the DEEP, in cooperation with the UCONN Wildlife Conservation Research Center, initiated a surveillance program to determine if CWD existed in Connecticut. The program included testing deer using random surveillance of hunter-harvested and road-killed deer, and targeted surveillance of suspect animals (exhibited some symptoms consistent with CWD). Through random surveillance, over 230 samples were collected statewide and all tested negative for CWD. Deer were sampled from every county and deer management zone in the state. The extent of random sampling conducted in 2003 provides a high degree of confidence that CWD is not present in Connecticut. Through targeted surveillance, 4 suspect wild deer were collected and all tested negative for CWD (3 were hit by a vehicle and initially survived; 1 was an abandoned fawn being rehabilitated at a captive facility).
In 2004, 298 randomly collected deer were tested for CWD from Deer Management Zone (DMZ) 11. Sampling efforts were focused in DMZ 11 because of the density of deer, relatively high number of captive deer facilities (6), and its close proximity to New York (New York has over 400 captive deer facilities with almost 10,000 deer and elk). Additionally, 6 suspect animals were collected and tested for CWD. All samples tested negative for CWD.
From 2005-2011, a CWD surveillance program approved by USDA-APHIS was designed to focus sampling efforts in areas that were considered high and moderate risk. During this 7-year period, a total of 4,384 testable samples were collected from deer harvested during the archery, shotgun/rifle, or crop damage season and from deer found on roadways throughout the state.
Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) was eliminated from the federal budget in 2012, so no CWD testing was conducted in 2012 or 2013. However, a joint partnership between Connecticut DEEP and the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, with financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System (USFWS-NWRS), allowed for testing to be conducted in 2014 through 2016. With the testing of over 32,000 deer in New York with no additional CWD cases being documented, the DEEP Wildlife Division no longer considers deer management zones 1, 6, and 11 to be high risk. Therefore, sampling will be stratified across all zones based on deer density. Since 2014, about 350 samples were collected each year. Since sampling efforts began in 2003, no cases of CWD have been detected in Connecticut or New England. Although additional funding sources for testing were lost in 2017, the Wildlife Division continues to collect samples to test for CWD. Hunters interested in donating deer heads for testing should keep the heads cool (not frozen) and arrange for them to be picked up by contacting Andrew.labonte@ct.gov (860-418-5921).
NEW REGULATION (effective in 2020): For the safety of Connecticut's deer herd, no person shall possess or use, for the purposes of taking or attempting to take or attract deer or for the surveillance or scouting of deer, any product bought or sold that is manufactured or refined that contains or purports to contain deer urine. Products labeled as "synthetic" may still be used. Products with vague descriptions about their contents are not recommended for use. CWD can spread through exposure to infected deer urine.
*** Delaware CWD TSE PRION
***> 2023 Delaware CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion? you don't testin enough, you don't find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a naturally occurring disease of the brain and nervous system in deer, elk, and moose. CWD attacks the brain of these animals producing small lesions that eventually result in death. The body condition of animals that contract CWD tends to deteriorate before death. Currently there is no treatment for deer that contract CWD and is invariably fatal to the animal. No cases of human infection have been associated with CWD. Since 2002, the Division has collected over 9,000 CWD samples from deer harvested in Delaware and none have been positive for the disease.
Delaware Deer Management Plan 2010 – 2019
A Guide to How and Why Deer are Managed in The First State
To be better prepared if CWD is detected in Delaware, the Division of Fish & Wildlife is currently working on a response plan. Currently, this response plan has been written but has not yet been finalized. Final preparations will be made in the near future. Detailed information on HD, CWD, and other common diseases and ailments that afflict whitetailed deer can be found in Appendix 6.
Chronic Wasting Disease - Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is not currently found in Delaware.
*** Florida CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Florida CWD Not Detected.)
***> 2023 Florida CWD TSE Prion 1 case confirmed 2023.
Florida floundered with CWD testing for years, CWD finally found Florida...tss
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023
Florida Documents First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Florida Documents First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
June 15, 2023
Chronic wasting disease detected in Florida from sample taken during surveillance efforts in Holmes County. Florida joins 30 other states with CWD detected, response efforts ongoing:
FWC, FDACS and partner agencies activate chronic wasting disease response plan after disease detected in Florida white-tailed deer
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5-year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is the first known case of CWD in Florida, a contagious disease of the brain and central nervous system that is fatal to deer. The first case of CWD in North America was described in mule deer in Colorado in 1967. Florida is the most recent of 31 states to detect the disease, which also has been confirmed in four Canadian provinces, Finland, Norway, Sweden and South Korea.
The FWC and its agency partners take CWD very seriously and have implemented a comprehensive response plan. As part of the plan, the FWC will collect samples from specific established zones to further assess the spread of the disease. The results from this initial sampling effort will inform resource managers so they can react with appropriate management strategies.
The FWC has been monitoring free-ranging deer since 2002 to detect CWD. During that time, the FWC has tested approximately 17,500 hunter-killed, road-killed and sick or diseased deer for CWD. In FY 2020-2021 in addition to funds generated by hunting permits, $266,000 was appropriated by the Florida Legislature to prepare the state’s comprehensive response to prevent the spread of CWD.
“With the continued support of Governor DeSantis, the Florida Legislature and hunters across the state, we have taken significant steps to prevent the spread of CWD,” said FWC Executive Director Roger Young. “Working with FDACS and our other partners, I’m hopeful that our combined efforts will limit the effects this will have on Florida’s deer population and preserve our exceptional hunting opportunities for future generations statewide.”
“We take very seriously our responsibility to prevent, detect, and respond to animal health issues in Florida – all to safeguard our agriculture industry and our world-renowned wildlife and natural resources,” said FDACS Commissioner Wilton Simpson. “Ensuring the health of Florida’s deer population is a team effort, and we will continue to work diligently with our state and federal partners to respond.”
The FWC is asking anyone who sees a sick, abnormally thin deer or finds a deer dead from unknown causes to call the CWD hotline, 866-CWD-WATCH (866-293-9282) and report the animal’s location.
Currently, there is no scientific evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans or livestock under natural conditions. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend consuming meat from animals that test positive for CWD or from any sick animal. The FWC provides information about precautions people should take when pursuing or handling deer that may have been exposed to CWD.
CWD is a contagious disease believed to be caused by an abnormal protein called a prion. It is a fatal disease for all members of the deer family and is currently documented in white-tailed deer, mule deer, sika deer, elk, moose and caribou. Signs of the disease usually appear 1.5 to 3 years after initial exposure and can include extreme weight loss and abnormal behaviors such as listlessness, lowering of the head, inattentiveness toward people, walking in circles, staggering and standing with a wide stance.
Controlling the spread of CWD is difficult once it becomes established in a natural population. Because prions shed by infected deer persist in the environment, the best chance for controlling CWD is acting quickly after it’s been detected to prevent more animals from becoming infected. CWD can be transmitted directly - from animal to animal - or indirectly from the environment. Multiple management strategies will be employed to control the spread of the disease.
The FWC along with its partners - the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study - will continue to update the public as more information becomes available. For more information, visit MyFWC.com/CWD.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
CWD Monitoring Program
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has an ongoing monitoring program to detect Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). It has not been found in Florida; however, continued surveillance is necessary to confirm Florida remains free of CWD. Hunters can support the FWC’s surveillance efforts by voluntarily submitting their deer heads for testing (skull cap and antlers can be removed and kept by the hunter). Learn more by calling the CWD hotline at 866-293-9282.
CWD has not been found in Florida. The FWC is working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, hunters, captive cervid owners, landowners, and the public to help keep Florida CWD free.
MONDAY, AUGUST 01, 2016
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission CWD TSE Prion Surveillance Monitoring Programs and Testing
*** Georgia CWD TSE Prion
***> Georgia CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, if you don't test for cwd, you will not find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected In Florida Deer; Help Prevent Spread
To Georgia Social Circle, Ga. Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 13:30 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced today that Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in a road-killed deer sampled for routine surveillance in Holmes County, Florida, a first for that state.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced today that Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected in a road-killed deer sampled for routine surveillance in Holmes County, Florida, a first for that state. CWD has not been detected in the state of Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). The Department is prepared and will work diligently to implement its CWD response protocol if the disease is ever detected in Georgia. WRD has conducted annual surveillance for CWD since 2002.
Chronic Wasting Disease is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious proteins called prions. Currently, there are no treatments, and the disease always results in the death of the infected animal.
What does CWD look like in deer? Often, CWD-infected deer look completely normal, which is why transport regulations are so important. Over time, symptoms appear: dramatic weight loss, poor body condition, subtle head tremors may occur, head and ears may be droopy, and, in the last stages, it is not uncommon for the animal to have excessive drooling. If you observe a deer with any of these symptoms, please contact your local WRD Game Management Office (GeorgiaWildlife.com/about/contact#gm).
To date CWD has not been known to be transmissible to humans, but per the Centers for Disease Control website (https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/index.html), known CWD positive deer should not be consumed.
How You Can Help Prevent Spread
Hunters are advised that live importation of all deer species from other states is prohibited and has been since 2005. Georgia hunters that hunt out-of-state may only bring home boned out meat, hides, skulls or skull caps with antlers attached and all soft tissue removed (velvet antlers are okay), jawbones with no soft tissue, elk ivories, and finished taxidermy mounts. All other carcass parts must be left behind. CWD positive states and locations are Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming as well as Canadian provinces Alberta, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
For more information, visit the WRD website at GeorgiaWildlife.com/cwd
How can it be prevented from coming to Georgia?
The movement of live animals is the greatest risk factor for introducing CWD. Because there is no reliable live test available to check for CWD in deer, deer movements pose a high risk for moving animals that may be shedding prions but not yet showing symptoms of the disease. As such, the live importation of all deer species from other states has been prohibited since 2005. Additionally, Georgia hunters hunting in CWD positive states may only bring home boned out meat, hides, cleaned skull plate with antlers attached, elk ivories, and finished taxidermy mounts. All other carcass parts must be left behind. While the requirement applies only to CWD positive states, this is a good practice to follow no matter what state you’re hunting. Actions that increase the transfer of saliva among deer, such as supplemental feeding, should also be discouraged or minimized.
Although we have not detected the disease in Georgia, it is possible that it could exist and has not been found yet.
Feeding deer increases the possibility of direct contact with an infected individual or the body fluids of that animal, particularly saliva. Feeders that spread feed, such as spin feeders pose less risk of saliva transfer than trough style or gravitational feeders. Although CWD prions can be found in the urine of infected animals there has been no documented spread of the disease through use of natural deer urine attractants. However, to minimize the potential risk of spreading the disease in this manner, only natural urine products bearing the Archery Trade Association Deer Protection Program Checkmark or synthetic urine products may be used. Read more about the prevention of CWD.
Keep CWD out of Georgia.
Georgia Surveillance and Response Strategies for Chronic Wasting Disease of Free-Ranging and Captive Cervids
Revised September 2018
Charlie Killmaster, State Deer Biologist
Kristina Johannsen, Programs Operations Manager
Appendix:
History of CWD Sampling Efforts in Georgia
Prior to the federally funded project in 2002, GA DNR-WRD did not have in place any active surveillance program for the white-tailed deer herd. All prior year sampling efforts were related only to collection and submittal of target animals and any illegal animals removed from private ownership. During 2002, GA DNR-WRD conducted CWD surveillance sampling under a Federal Aid Agreement with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. This surveillance plan was premised with the following assumptions: that CWD was not endemic in the State at any level; that CWD was not endemic in any surrounding state at any level; that introduction into Georgia would therefore likely occur through importation of infected animals from areas where CWD is present; and that such importation would likely be done in conjunction with a high-fence enclosure. Following from these assumptions, GA DNRWRD proceeded to identify such enclosures where significant animal movement was documented or where very little documentation of activities was available. From this, GA DNR-WRD circumscribed sampling plots with four-mile radii around suspect facilities (i.e. high-fence enclosures). GA DNR-WRD collected samples during this year of the project. All results found that CWD was not detected. During 2003, GA DNR-WRD began sampling through the USDA national CWD program. The USDA protocol did not allow for those (casual) assumptions made during the 2002 sampling program. The sampling protocol was therefore changed to provide a more statistically defensible sampling regime in the absence of the above listed assumptions. During the 2003 program, GA DNR-WRD identified the State’s white-tailed deer herd as a single population and sampled accordingly. During the 2003 program samples were collected statewide. All results found that CWD was not detected. From that point until 2011, all sampling was conducted under the USDA protocol when Federal project funding ceased. From 2012 to present, sampling has focused on roadkilled deer, sick deer, and hunter-killed deer within elevated risk counties.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2013
Georgia House Bill 1043 and Chronic Wasting Disease CWD
*** Hawaii CWD TSE Prion ???
(2020-Hawaii nothing about cwd tse prion, no cwd tse prion response plan, no cwd tse prion testing history, nothing i could find, i did find this)
***> 2023, Hawaii CWD TSE Prion, still has no CWD surveillance program, or, no recent data on CWD. really sad.
2020, Hawaii nothing about cwd tse prion, no cwd tse prion response plan, no cwd tse prion testing history, nothing i could find, i did find this;
*** Idaho CWD TSE Prion
(2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Status in Idaho, not detected?)
***> Idaho 2023 CWD TSE Prion, Idaho 24 animals tested positive for CWD from 442 animals removed in the Slate Creek management area within unit 14
Mule deer taken in Hunting Unit 32A tests positive for chronic wasting disease
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 9:32 AM MST
This the first CWD outside Unit 14 and the first of the fall 2023 hunting season
Idaho Fish and Game recently received test results confirming a positive case of chronic wasting disease in a mule deer buck harvested roughly 7 miles south of New Meadows in Game Management Unit 32A. This is the first known case of CWD outside of Unit 14 north of Riggins, where the disease was first detected in Idaho in the fall of 2021.
Fish and Game would like to get as many samples as possible from animals in Unit 32A and adjacent units to try and determine the extent of the disease in that area. Fish and Game is asking that all hunters participating in deer or elk hunts that are still open in Units 32A, 22, 23, 24, and 32 have their harvested animal tested for the disease. Hunters can take heads of harvested deer and elk to any regional Fish and Game office for sampling or get directions at idfg.idaho.gov/cwd on how to remove lymph nodes themselves and submit them for sampling.
This is the first positive case of CWD from the 2023 fall hunting season, but more samples are currently at the lab and those test results will arrive throughout November and December.
“This is an unfortunate situation, but it’s why we test throughout the state for this disease,” Fish and Game Director Jim Fredericks said. “If it’s on the landscape, we want to know where, and we rely on hunters to provide samples so we can test for it and continue to manage to limit the spread of this disease.”
Fish and Game is also asking people to report any road killed deer and elk in the Highway 95 corridor between Riggins and Weiser and any deer or elk that appear sick. People can call the Nampa regional office at (208) 465-8465, or the McCall regional office at (208) 634-8137 to report. People can also use the roadkill reporting webpage.
Chronic wasting disease is a contagious, fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose. There is no cure for CWD, no reliable live test for wild animals, and no vaccine for CWD. It is found in 31 states and four Canadian provinces, including all neighboring states east of Idaho. The disease affects the brain of infected animals, and symptoms include excessive salivation, drooping head/ears, tremors, extremely low body weight, and unusual behavior, such as showing no fear of humans and lack of coordination.
The disease detection in Unit 32A will likely be managed differently than the 2021 CWD detection in Unit 14 because most mule deer migrate out of Unit 32A in early November and disperse into lower-elevation winter ranges in the surrounding units.
“This situation is considerably different than Unit 14 for that reason,” Fredericks said. “In the Slate Creek area north of Riggins, most animals remain nearby year-round, but migration patterns and winter ranges of deer where this particular animal was harvested are more complex. Most animals have already moved out of the northern part of unit 32A and will not return until spring."
The Fish and Game Commission has a regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 15-16 in Lewiston where they will hear an update on the situation.
Mule deer taken in Hunting Unit 32A tests positive for chronic wasting disease:
Mule deer taken in Hunting Unit 32A tests positive for chronic wasting disease:
After Wednesday’s news about a harvested mule deer buck in unit 32A testing positive for chronic wasting disease, we are answering common questions we’ve received from hunters.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐖𝐃?
Lymph nodes from the neck or a portion of the brainstem (obex) are the only parts of a deer or elk that can be tested for CWD. Meat cannot be tested.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
You can drop off at any IDFG regional office, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays (Friday, Nov. 10 is a holiday), or check other locations at https://idfg.idaho.gov/cwd/sampling/locations
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟?
Yes, instructions for collecting lymph node samples are also available at https://idfg.idaho.gov/cwd
𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝?
Probably. Frozen heads need to be thawed. Take it to a regional office and we will try to collect a sample.
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝?
If an animal tests positive, which is rare in Idaho, the U.S. Center for Disease Control recommends not eating the meat. If you harvested a deer, elk or moose and did not get your animal tested, you can review the CWD information on our website to help you make your decision.
𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐃𝐅𝐆 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝.
That is true for animals harvested in a CWD Management Zone (currently only Units 14 and 15), not for animals harvested in other units. You can keep antlers attached to a cleaned skull cap harvested from the CWD Management Zone, but the remainder of the head must stay with IDFG for disposal. However, we will need to cut under the jaw to collect the sample, so if you’re planning to do a head or shoulder mount, you may choose not to get it tested in areas outside of the current CWD Management Zone (Units 14 and 15). If you’re planning a European mount, our sample collection will not harm the skull.
𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
Please call an IDFG regional office and we may be able to help.
𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐫/𝐞𝐥𝐤/𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐖𝐃?
Only if you’re hunting in Units 14-15, which is the only current CWD Management Zone in Idaho. But we’re hoping to get as many samples as possible from Unit 32A and adjacent units (22, 23, 24 and 32) to better understand how many animals may have CWD in that area.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
You can call any regional office for CWD information, and for questions specific to Unit 32A, please contact the Nampa or McCall Fish & Game offices. Nampa is 208-465-8465, McCall is 208-634-8137. https://idfg.idaho.gov/offices
𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞?
So far CWD has been detected in Unit 14 (where it was first detected it 2 years ago) and Unit 32A (detected in November 2023). Fish and Game has been monitoring for CWD in deer and elk since 1997 and have tested approximately 26,000 animals over the last 26 years.
▪ Request a sample kit: https://idfg.idaho.gov/cwd/sampling-kit-request
𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲
▪ How to collect a lymph node sample: https://idfg.idaho.gov/cwd/sampling/how-to
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲
▪ Sample drop-off locations: https://idfg.idaho.gov/cwd/sampling/locations
▪ Fish and Game regional office: https://idfg.idaho.gov/offices
▪ Idaho Fish and Game check station
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
▪ CWD monitoring in Idaho: https://idfg.idaho.gov/cwd
Mule deer taken in Hunting Unit 32A tests positive for chronic wasting disease:
F&G wraps up deer removal project in Slate Creek this spring
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Monday, April 3, 2023 - 3:11 PM MDT
Chronic wasting disease was found for the first time in Idaho in 2021 in the Slate Creek drainage within Unit 14.
Fish and Game staff in conjunction with the Idaho Fish and Game Commission made the tough decision to quickly limit the spread of this always fatal, highly contagious disease. A large-scale effort was initiated in the Slate Creek area that reduced deer densities in and around lower Slate Creek, the area of where positive detections have been concentrated. The goal is to reduce the potential of the disease to spread further into the population and across the landscape. The most effective way to achieve that is to reduce deer density at the source. Bait stations and shooting at night were allowed for this management action.
Regional wildlife manager, Jana Ashling says, “as the fish and game agency for the state of Idaho, we are tasked to make these difficult decisions. We know it is the right thing to do, but it isn’t easy. Everyone loves seeing deer. That’s why many people live in Slate Creek, because they love seeing wildlife. Many of our partnering landowners allowed us permission to take management action on their property. We know this was a sacrifice for them and we couldn’t do it without their cooperation.”
The project came to a close at the end of March and 24 animals tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease out of the total of 442 animals removed in the Slate Creek management area within unit 14. Results are still pending for some samples.
Each individually marked animal was carefully cared for throughout the entire process of skinning, butchering and storage. During the first round of meat dispersal, over 300 animals were donated to individuals and families in need.
Thank you to local landowners, Wildlife Services, Fish and Game staff, local churches and distribution centers for making this project possible. A special thanks to Idaho Hunters feeding the Hungry for providing financial support to help pay for a large portion of the meat processing costs.
Fish and Game staff worked diligently to properly care for the meat by quartering animals removed from the management area.
Conservation Officer, Randy Martinez carefully applies labels to keep track of individual animals to match with its respective CWD sample.
Fish and Game staff sorting meat at the storage cooler to prepare for meat dispersal. What are the next steps?
Fish and Game wildlife staff will be continuing to monitor the Slate Creek and surrounding areas during the summer months and throughout the fall hunting season. Additional removal effort may be necessary again next spring depending on the number of samples that continue to come back positive and the number of deer that move back into the CWD focal areas.
CWD MAP USA
2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Status in Idaho, not detected?
Idaho Fish and Game has not detected Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Idaho. CWD is a contagious and always-fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose.
Montana, Utah and Wyoming have confirmed cases of CWD in animals close to the Idaho border. There is no cure for this fatal disease and CWD could impact Idaho’s elk, deer and moose populations. The threat of CWD is a serious concern and Fish and Game is taking all practical steps to minimize the risk.
CWD Status in Idaho: Not detected
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2023
Idaho detects 15 deer with chronic wasting disease in 2022 out of 3,171 tests statewide
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022
Idaho Another case of chronic wasting disease found in Unit 14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Idaho Fish and Game Commission will consider proposed hunting season changes for Unit 14 in response to five deer and an elk testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022
Idaho Two more Chronic Wasting Disease cases detected in cow elk and white-tailed doe in Unit 14
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Idaho Chronic Wasting Disease detected in two mule deer first time ever detected there
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018
Idaho Fish and Game Commission Quarterly Meeting July 25 26, 2018 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
*** Illinois CWD TSE Prion
(2020 - Illinois, to date, has detected 1002 cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss)
***> Illinois CWD TSE Prion 2023, Total positives to date through 30 June 2023: 1,752 cases.
Total samples through 30 June 2023: 162,099
Total positives through 30 June 2023: 1,752
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022
Illinois CWD Conflicting Report of Total Cases, 1,165 Total Cases vs 1,383 Total Cases, To Date, take your pick?
Illinois Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): 2020-2021 Surveillance and Management Report (Project Period: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021) Doug Dufford and Patrick McDonald Wildlife Disease Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources September 16, 2021
Total positives through June 30, 2021: 1,165
IDNR announces 2022 chronic wasting disease sampling locations for deer hunters
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Illinois Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Update Total positives through 30 June 2022 1,383 Cases confirmed
Illinois Chronic Wasting Disease: 2021-2022 Surveillance and Management Report (Project Period: 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022)
Chris Jacques, Doug Dufford and Patrick McDonald Wildlife Disease Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources 12 September 2022
Total positives through 30 June 2022: 1,383
Illinois Chronic Wasting Disease: 2021-2022 Surveillance and Management Report (Project Period: 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022) ' Chris Jacques, Doug Dufford and Patrick McDonald Wildlife Disease Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources'''
12 September 2022
Executive Summary
First CWD positive: A suspect adult female deer from northwest Boone County was diagnosed with CWD in November 2002.
Total samples through 30 June 2022: 150,970
Total positives through 30 June 2022: 1,383
Number of counties affected through 30 June 2022: 19 (Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will, Winnebago).
General distribution through 30 June 2022: Total affected area (determined by a minimum convex polygon that includes all positives) is now 9,796 mi2 . The number of CWD-positive (CWD+) deer detected increased ~34% in FY2022 (Table 1) and was likely attributable to higher numbers of deer sampled (n=9,896) than during FY2021 (n=8,377). Prevalence among adult female deer increased during FY2022, though overall prevalence across all age and sex classes of adult deer (4.5%) remained relatively unchanged from the previous year (4.4%; Figure 7). Increasing trends in prevalence were noted in 10 of 19 counties; decreasing prevalence was noted in 5 counties and sampling intensity in 4 counties was insufficient for estimating annual prevalence. In counties where long-term surveillance (5+ years) has occurred, 6 counties (i.e., Boone, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, McHenry, Stephenson) continue to maintain the highest annual prevalence rates on record (Figure 9). Prior to 2019, annual prevalence rates in CWD counties remained low and increased minimally (0.08% per year since 2003). However, a 2-3-fold increase in prevalence from 1.6% in 2019 to 3.1% and 4.4% in 2020 and 2021, respectively, are notable departures from the long-term rates of increase in disease infection across northern Illinois. Prevalence of infection during 2022 was 4.5%. It remains uncertain whether recent increases in prevalence reflect changes in disease dynamics and shifting temporal or spatial patterns of CWD across northern Illinois, though increasing prevalence in recent years remains a cause for concern.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022
Illinois CWD Conflicting Report of Total Cases, 1,165 Total Cases vs 1,383 Total Cases, To Date, take your pick?
2020 - Illinois, to date, has detected 1002 cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss
Illinois Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): 2019-2020 Surveillance and Management Report (Project Period: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020)
Doug Dufford and Patrick McDonald
Wildlife Disease Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
September 28, 2020
Executive Summary
Table 1. Number of CWD positive deer by fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
TOTAL 1002
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Total 14 51 31 51 42 38 30 37 42 36 36 59 71 72 75 51 90 176 1002
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Illinois Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): 2019-2020 Surveillance and Management Report (Project Period: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020)
Illinois Department of Agriculture Cervid
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2019
Illinois CWD TSE Prion 90 CWD-positive deer with 826 confirmed positive Total positives through June 30, 2019
*** Indiana CWD TSE Prion
***> Indiana CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected no cases of CWD TSE Prion, Indiana is no different, if you don't cwd test in enough numbers to find, you will not find cwd, cwd will find you, by then, it's much too late...tss
Indiana DNR staff collect tissue samples from wild deer year-round (hunter-harvested or reported sick/dead) to monitor the presence of CWD in Indiana. CWD has not been detected in deer tested from Indiana as of 2022.
Learn more about Indiana’s CWD surveillance history in the annual Indiana White-tailed Deer Report.
2023-2024 CWD Surveillance
Hunters may drop off deer heads for testing at participating Fish & Wildlife areas (FWA) or state fish hatcheries (SFH) throughout the deer hunting season. For a complete list of locations and hours of operation, please view the interactive map and list of properties below. If you make an appointment during normal business hours, a biologist may collect the sample while you wait.
Test results will be posted online for individual hunters to access when laboratory tests are complete. The DNR requests voluntary assistance from hunters in this effort. Participants will receive a metal tag reminiscent of historic confirmation tags as tokens of appreciation.
No fee will be charged for CWD testing of deer through this program.
Indiana DNR is conducting chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance during the 2022-2023 deer hunting season. Biologists are collecting samples from deer harvested from September 2022 through January 2023.
Hunters may drop-off deer heads for testing at select Fish and Wildlife Areas (FWAs), State Fish Hatcheries (SFHs), and National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) at anytime during the deer hunting season.
This map displays the locations where hunters can submit their deer heads for sampling. The map will be updated as more information becomes available.
2019 INDIANA WHITE-TAILED DEER REPORT
A total of 772 hunter-harvested deer, 28 road-killed deer, and 32 targeted deer were tested for CWD statewide in 2019. Our ability to detect the disease in the targeted surveillance areas ranged from 1.53% to 5.10% in the northwest targeted area, and from 1.50% to 2.06% in the northeast targeted area (Table 6-2). To date, no wild deer from Indiana have tested positive for CWD.
2020-2021 CWD Surveillance
Indiana DNR is conducting targeted CWD surveillance in northwest and northeast Indiana during the 2020-2021 deer hunting season. The DNR requests voluntary assistance from hunters in this effort. Participants will receive a metal tag reminiscent of historic confirmation tags as tokens of appreciation.
Biologists are collecting samples (lymph nodes at the junction of the head and neck) from deer harvested within the surveillance area during three weekends:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2019
Indiana CWD TSE Prion Surveillance 2019 and before?
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Oppose Indiana House Bill 1265 game farming cervids
*** Iowa CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Iowa, to date, has detected 89 cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss)
***> 2023 Iowa CWD TSE Prion, Total Confirmed CWD-Positive Wild Deer in Iowa 264 Cases.
First detected in Allamakee County in 2013, CWD has been slowly increasing its footprint to include 10 counties and 133 positive wild deer.
Iowa Annual surveillance confirms 96 deer and three new counties for chronic wasting disease
Press/Media inquiries: PIO@dnr.iowa.gov
DNR News Releases
Annual surveillance confirms 96 deer and three new counties for chronic wasting disease
5/16/2023 1:49:00 PM
Chronic wasting disease was confirmed in 96 deer that were tested during the 2022 monitoring season, including deer from three new counties – Jasper, Grundy, and Lucas. With the addition of Jasper County, chronic wasting disease has again come into central Iowa.
The Iowa DNR will be hosting public meetings in Newton and in Black Hawk County in the coming months to discuss chronic wasting disease, how hunters can help with the surveillance effort and what they can do to help prevent the spread of the disease.
“We thought of Jasper County as seemingly far away from the disease. That changed last year with our first detection in Greene County,” said Dr. Rachel Ruden, state wildlife veterinarian with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Based on data coming out of other states, we’ve learned that deer can travel much greater distances than previously thought - 75 to 100 miles – so there really isn’t any place in Iowa where this disease can’t turn up.”
She said additional tissue samples will be collected from the new counties for the upcoming year to get a better picture for what is going on in these areas.
While the disease showed up in three new counties, it hasn’t been found in Woodbury County for two years and in Decatur County since 2019.
“The increased sampling after initial detections in Woodbury and Decatur counties did not yield additional positives, so the quotas in these areas will likely be downgraded to one tier above their previous baseline sampling goals,” Ruden said. “Now that doesn’t mean we won’t find it in the future.”
The Iowa DNR identifies the location of each of the positives and the year it was confirmed on its chronic wasting disease online dashboard at https://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting/Deer-Health/Chronic-Wasting-Disease/Surveillance-Results.
The Iowa DNR samples around 5,000 deer each year. More than 100,000 tissue samples have been collected and tested since 2002. The first deer tested positive in 2013, in Allamakee County. A total of 259 deer have tested positive to date.
The Iowa DNR partners with hunters, conservation boards, the Iowa Department of Transportation, taxidermists, lockers, city departments and others to collect samples for testing.
The DNR also implemented targeted incentive zone hunts in three counties - Allamakee, Clayton and Wayne.
“Part of our disease management strategy is to focus additional antlerless harvest in localized areas where we have found a high density of positive deer and this year, 29 of the 96 positives- nearly one third - came from these hunts,” Ruden said.
Part of that harvest success in the endemic areas may be due to outreach staff working in the area to increase the visibility of the disease. This is the second year the outreach specialists, funded by a grant from the USDA, have been working in these areas.
2022-2023 Confirmed CWD-Positive Wild Deer 65
2022-2023 Suspect CWD-Positive Wild Deer 19
Iowa Annual CWD TSE Prion surveillance effort finds 36 Iowa deer with chronic wasting disease
Annual surveillance effort finds 36 Iowa deer with chronic wasting disease
Samples from nearly 5,000 deer have been tested as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) effort to monitor for chronic wasting disease, resulting in 36 confirmed positives from the 2021-2022 hunting season.
2020-Iowa, to date, has detected 89 cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss
Iowa, wild and captive cwd tse prion total ???
Public meeting on fatal deer disease set for March 10 in Leon
Leon, Iowa - Deer hunters who hunt in Decatur County take note– chronic wasting disease has shown up in your area. A hunter harvested wild deer taken during the first shotgun season in Decatur County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
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The Iowa DNR has tested nearly 74,000 deer tissue samples for chronic wasting disease since monitoring began in 2002. The disease first appeared in Iowa’s wild deer herd in 2013. So far, there have been 89 positive tests.
The Iowa DNR sets an annual goal of collecting 6,900 deer tissue samples. The effort has focused on portions of northeast and eastern Iowa near Wisconsin, Illinois, and south-central Iowa near Missouri, where the disease has been detected. Additional testing has been conducted in Pottawattamie, Cerro Gordo and Davis counties, following positive tests from captive facilities. All counties have at least 15 samples collected annually. The disease has been found in every state around Iowa.
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DNR News Releases
Test results are in, chronic wasting disease has been found in four new counties 2/11/2020 1:49:00 PM
Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in wild deer from Woodbury, Winneshiek, Fayette and Decatur counties this year, bringing the total number of counties in Iowa where wild deer have tested positive to eight.
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The Iowa DNR submitted nearly 7,000 deer tissue samples for testing from hunter harvested or road killed deer collected statewide in the 2019-2020 season that resulted in 43 positive wild deer.
Iowa's Voluntary
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program
What Is The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Bureau of Animal Industry Doing About CWD?
The Iowa Department of Agriculture has initiated the voluntary CWD Surveillance Inventory Program which requires CWD surveillance, reporting, and testing of those farmed cervidae 12 months of age and older that dies
Elk
from any cause. Before any cervidae is imported into the state it must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI - health certificate), permit issued by our Department, meet Iowa’s import requirements ( http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/animalIndustry/animalAdmissionRegs.asp ), and a review of the herd history.
Since the start of the CWD surveillance program in 2000, the farmed cervid producers have submitted over 5,556 brain samples for CWD testing. If CWD is diagnosed in a farmed cervid, the farm would be quarantined and the disease eradicated using recommended disease control strategies. The threat of CWD is a serious concern to Iowa and the cervidae industry. All practical steps to minimize the spreading of the disease are taken. Requirements for the Iowa CWD Program include annual inventory reconciliation recorded by a State District Veterinarian within 90 days of the CWD anniversary date. Inventory requirements are:
1) Records shall be kept to document the history/accountability of all animals in the herd. This includes identification, date of birth and sex of all animals born or received on the premise.
2) All animals must have two forms of official identification which are outlined in the Rules under 64.104 Definitions “Official Cervid Identification”.
3) A copy of a health certificate (CVI) properly filled out and signed by an accredited veterinarian shall be kept to document movement in or out of the herd. Owners need to retain their health certificates for at least five years.
4) Surveillance will be maintained by collecting and submitting appropriate samples from all cases of mortality, including slaughter, in animals 12 months of age and older, keeping copies of the laboratory reports.
The CWD Program herd producers upon satisfactory completion of their annual inventories will receive a letter of status verification, and a billfold size certificate card with their herd’s status, CWD herd number, anniversary date, and expiration date.
Triennial Physical Herd Inventory Inspections: Physical Inventories can be performed as part of an official herd test for tuberculosis or brucellosis. Physical Herd Inventories are separate and different from Annual Inventories conducted by our State District Veterinarians and the Physical Herd Inventories are to be conducted triennially.
Physical Herd Inventories will be required for advancement in the program. Physical Herd Inventory completions are allowed during the 90 days before or the 90 days after your herd’s expiration date.
A complete Physical Herd Inventory must provide verification to reconcile all deer and verification of two approved individual identifications (one must be a USDA official identification tag) with the records maintained by the owner. All Cervid animals must have official identification tags before 12 months of age. The owner must present the entire herd for the Physical Herd Inventory inspection where the department, a state authorized veterinarian (accredited veterinarian – their herd veterinarian) or authorized federal personnel can safely read all identifications on the animals and be able to record all identification devices. Attached Instructions for the CWD HCP Physical Herd Inventory/Inspection and Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Agreement to be reviewed and completed by an accredited veterinarian and a farmed cervid producer.
A complete physical herd inventory must be performed at the time a herd enrolls in the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program. Official Cervid Identification: All Cervid 12 months of age or older (All Animals under 12 months of age leaving the premises), shall have a minimum of two forms of animal identification.
USDA Approved with USDA shield - Information on official animal identification devices can be found on the APHIS Traceability website at the following address: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/traceability/devices.shtml
The second form of identification must be one that is approved by IDALS: Unique material tag which provides unique animal identification and CWD herd number.
Nov. 22, 2019
Two Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease Found at Deer Farms
Positive tests were confirmed on farms in Van Buren County
DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 22, 2019) — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed that Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been found in captive white-tail deer on two separate farms in Van Buren County, Iowa. Both sites are quarantined while the Department works to trace potential exposures and contain the disease.
There is no evidence that CWD can spread to humans, pets or domestic livestock. CWD is a neurological disease that only affects deer, elk and moose. It is caused by an abnormal protein called a prion and impacts the brain of the infected animal. The prions can attach to soil and spread the disease among deer. Symptoms of the disease include excessive salivation, thirst and urination, loss of appetite, progressive weight loss, listlessness as well as drooping ears and head.
The disease was detected as part of the Department’s voluntary CWD monitoring program. Participating producers test deceased farm-raised deer and elk over 12 months of age. Positive test results must be reported to the Iowa Department of Agriculture.
Chronic Wasting Disease was first identified in captive mule deer at a research facility in Colorado in 1967. The disease was then found in Wisconsin in 2002. Since 2002, Iowa has tested for CWD in 7,447 captive deer and elk as part of its surveillance program. The last confirmed case in Iowa was in Buchanan County in 2016.
To learn more about CWD, visit https://iowaagriculture.gov/animal-industry-bureau/chronic-wasting-disease.
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 2, 2014
Dustin Vande Hoef 515/281-3375 or 515/326-1616 (cell) or Dustin.VandeHoef@IowaAgriculture.gov
TEST RESULTS FROM CAPTIVE DEER HERD WITH CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RELEASED
79.8 percent of the deer tested positive for the disease
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship today announced that the test results from the depopulation of a quarantined captive deer herd in north-central Iowa showed that 284 of the 356 deer, or 79.8% of the herd, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The owners of the quarantined herd have entered into a fence maintenance agreement with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, which requires the owners to maintain the 8’ foot perimeter fence around the herd premises for five years after the depopulation was complete and the premises had been cleaned and disinfected
CWD is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease of farmed and free-ranging deer, elk, and moose. There is no known treatment or vaccine for CWD. CWD is not a disease that affects humans.
On July 18, 2012, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, IA confirmed that a male white tail deer harvested from a hunting preserve in southeast IA was positive for CWD. An investigation revealed that this animal had just been introduced into the hunting preserve from the above-referenced captive deer herd in north-central Iowa.
The captive deer herd was immediately quarantined to prevent the spread of CWD. The herd has remained in quarantine until its depopulation on August 25 to 27, 2014.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship participated in a joint operation to depopulate the infected herd with USDA Veterinary Services, which was the lead agency, and USDA Wildlife Services.
Federal indemnity funding became available in 2014. USDA APHIS appraised the captive deer herd of 376 animals at that time, which was before depopulation and testing, at $1,354,250. At that time a herd plan was developed with the owners and officials from USDA and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
Once the depopulation was complete and the premises had been cleaned and disinfected, indemnity of $917,100.00 from the USDA has been or will be paid to the owners as compensation for the 356 captive deer depopulated.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship operates a voluntary CWD program for farms that sell live animals. Currently 145 Iowa farms participate in the voluntary program. The above-referenced captive deer facility left the voluntary CWD program prior to the discovery of the disease as they had stopped selling live animals. All deer harvested in a hunting preserve must be tested for CWD.
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Dustin Vande Hoef 515/281-3375 or 515/326-1616 (cell) or Dustin.VandeHoef@IowaAgriculture.gov
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE FOUND AT A DEER FARM IN BUCHANAN COUNTY
DES MOINES – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in one captive white-tail at a deer farm in Buchanan County, Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has quarantined the site.
The disease was detected as part of the Department’s voluntary CWD monitoring program. The farm where the disease was found participates in the program which requires CWD surveillance and testing of all farmed deer and elk 12 months of age and older that dies. Test results must be shared with the Department.
CWD was found in neighboring Wisconsin in 2002. Since then, Iowa has tested for CWD in 57,765 wild deer and 10,157 captive deer and elk as part of its surveillance program.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will increase testing of wild deer in the Buchanan County area. DNR staff will work with hunters and landowners to collect samples from hunter-harvested deer, roadkills and targeted deer displaying symptoms of CWD.
There is no evidence that CWD can spread to humans, pets or domestic livestock.
CWD is a neurological disease that only affects deer, elk and moose. It is caused by an abnormal protein, called a prion, which affects the brains of infected animals, causing them to lose weight, display abnormal behavior and lose bodily functions. The prions can attach to soil and spread the disease among deer.
Symptoms of the disease include excessive salivation, thirst and urination, loss of appetite, progressive weight loss, listlessness as well as drooping ears and head.
Chronic wasting disease was first identified in captive mule deer at a research facility in Colorado in 1967.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Iowa Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cases Climb To 89 positive To Date in Wild Cervid
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Iowa CWD TSE Prion 2019/20 (confirmed or suspect) 43 cases to date Wild Cervid
Iowa CWD TSE Prion 2019/20 (confirmed or suspect) 43 cases to date Wild Cervid
Captive Population Positives (5)
Map Date February 4, 2020
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Iowa Two Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease Found at Deer Farms
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2018
Iowa DNR Wayne County Confirms CWD with 7 additional CWD positive tests so far from deer in northeast from 2017 season
***Kansas CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Kansas, As of 30 June 2020, CWD has been detected in 363 cervids - two captive elk and 361 wild, free-ranging deer in Deer Management Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18. These include 82 mule deer, 274 white-tailed deer, 2 captive elk, and 5 unknown deer species...terry)
***> Kansas CWD TSE Prion 2023, As of 30 June 2023, CWD has been detected in 974 cervids, including 2 captive elk, 1 captive mule deer, and 971 wild, free-ranging deer.
Kansas 2023-2024 CWD Testing Results 28 Confirmed To Date;
As of 30 June 2023, CWD has been detected in 974 cervids, including 2 captive elk, 1 captive mule deer, and 971 wild, free-ranging deer. All Surveillance Zones in Kansas now have CWD detections. CWD surveillance began in 1996 and, to date, 35,534 cervids have been sampled and tested for CWD. Hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts can avoid the human-assisted spread of CWD by not transporting a live or dead deer or elk from areas where CWD occurs.
Kansas, As of 30 June 2020, CWD has been detected in 363 cervids - two captive elk and 361 wild, free-ranging deer in Deer Management Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18.
These include 82 mule deer, 274 white-tailed deer, 2 captive elk, and 5 unknown deer species.
2020-2021 CWD Sampling Information
The first case of CWD was found in a captive bull elk in Harper County in 2001.
As of 30 June 2020, CWD has been detected in 363 cervids - two captive elk and 361 wild, free-ranging deer in Deer Management Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18.
These include 82 mule deer, 274 white-tailed deer, 2 captive elk, and 5 unknown deer species.
Surveillance efforts began in 1996 and, to date, 27,863 cervids have been sampled and tested for CWD.
Hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts can avoid the human-assisted spread of CWD by not transporting a live or dead deer or elk from areas where CWD occurs. HUNTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE ELECTRONIC DEER CHECK-IN OR LEAVE EVIDENCE OF SEX ATTACHED TO THE CARCASS.
BONE-OUT DEER, AND LEAVE CARCASSES IN THE COUNTIES WHERE DEER ARE TAKEN. MOVING CARCASSES MOVES PRIONS AND CWD TO NEW LOCATIONS!
There is currently no known treatment or eradication method for CWD, so preventing the introduction of the the disease into new areas is of utmost importance to the health of local deer herds. Baiting and feeding deer tend to concentrate deer at small point on the landscape, often with the trails leading to the feeding sites resembling the wheel spokes of a bicycle. Anytime animals are concentrated at this type of "hub," the likelihood of disease transmission increases in a deer herd. More alarming, the transferring of CWD prions to healthy deer is not the only concern. Diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, foot rot, and fungal infections; and a host of detrimental parasites, including exotic lice, flukes, mange mites, lungworms, and barberpole worms are transmitted more efficiently when deer are concentrated in a small area, especially around feeding stations. Think of future generations of hunters and do your best to lower wildlife disease transmission risk.
2020-2021 CWD Test Results (Results Added As Tests Are Completed)
Animal ID Test Result K031197 Negative
After the 2015-2016 seasons, prevalence was calculated to be between 10-20% with 95% confidence in bucks 2.5 years-old and older in the Northwest Zone. After 2019-2020 CWD surveillance, prevalence in the Northwest Zone was calculated to be 34.1 - 49.5% with 95% confidence in bucks 2.5 years-old and older. Currently, the overall trend is increasing prevalence and eastward spread.
Another major concern is the potential of CWD spreading from captive cervid farms into the wild cervid population. Once a disease gets into a wild population, it is virtually impossible eradicate. KDWPT recommends that every captive cervid operator enroll in the voluntary CWD monitoring program administered by the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Animal Health Division. The sooner diseases such as CWD can be detected in captives, the sooner control efforts can begin and possibly prevent disease from spreading to wild populations of the state. CWD is only one of many diseases that could go undetected in an unmonitored captive cervid herd. Bovine tuberculosis and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), for example, are serious diseases that could seriously damage not only populations of deer and an annual 350 million-dollar hunting economy, but could also threaten the 6 billion-dollar Kansas cattle industry via quarantines, loss of accreditation, and loss of global export.
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Chronic Wasting Disease In Kansas Deer: 2018-2019 Update
PRATT – In a continuing effort to monitor the prevalence and spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Kansas deer, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has collected and tested samples from 360 deer so far this year. Thirty-seven of those samples were confirmed positive. The targeted region for sampling deer taken by hunters this year was southwestern Kansas. However, sick or suspect deer observed in other parts of the state were also tested, and KDWPT recommends that hunters who take deer in counties where CWD is known to occur have their deer tested, as well.
The 37 confirmed positives came from deer taken in Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Thomas, Sheridan, Gove, Rooks, Osborne, Scott, Lane, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Ford, Edwards, Stafford, Reno, and Pratt counties. While most positives are still coming from northwest Kansas, new counties were added to the list this year, including several that show the disease’s spread to the south and east – Haskell, Edwards, Pratt, Osborne, and Reno.
Testing History
CWD infects members of the deer family, including whitetail and mule deer, elk and moose. CWD testing in Kansas began in 1996 to help track the occurrence of the disease in the state’s wild deer, and more than 28,000 tissue samples have undergone lab analysis since. The first CWD occurrence documented in a wild Kansas deer was a whitetail doe killed by a hunter in 2005 in Cheyenne County. To date, 216 deer have tested positive, and most have occurred in a region that includes Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan and Norton counties.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019
Kansas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Update With 216 cervids Positive To Date
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2018
Kansas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Update 143 Confirmed Cases To Date
***Kentucky CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Kentucky, to date, CWD has not been found in the State of Kentucky...as with the other cwd free states, if you don't test in enough numbers to find, you will not find, cwd will find you, by then it's much too late...tss)
***> 2023 Kentucky CWD TSE Prion December 7, 2023 Kentucky CWD Detected For First Time!
December 7, 2023
Kentucky CWD Detected For First Time
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONFIRMED IN KENTUCKY FOR FIRST TIME
Administration Wildlife Disease Management Wildlife Hunting Commissioner’s Office
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2023) — Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced today that Kentucky has joined the list of states across the country with a confirmed detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic disease that affects deer, elk and other species in the deer family.
Two independent types of tests were performed on tissue collected from a 2 ½-year-old male white-tailed deer that was harvested by a hunter in Ballard County in November. Both tests yielded the same test result: the deer was infected with the abnormal proteins that cause CWD.
It is Kentucky’s first documented case of the disease.
While no conclusive evidence exists that CWD can be transmitted to people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends refraining from eating meat from animals that test positive for CWD. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife always advises against eating the meat from game animals that appear sick or in poor condition.
Deer that appear to be sick but do not have an obvious injury can be reported using the department’s sick deer online reporting form; reports will be reviewed by the agency’s wildlife health program staff, who will contact the person submitting the report if additional information is needed.
As Kentucky Fish and Wildlife staff continue to gather additional details about the infected deer, agency officials are in close communication with national, state and local partners as they carefully consider next steps in response to the detection.
“We at Kentucky Fish and Wildlife hoped this day would never come but we have been preparing for it,” Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Rich Storm said. “Our team of experts first developed our CWD Response Plan more than 20 years ago, and it has been enhanced through the years using the best available science.
“Collaboration with our many partners, including hunters, taxidermists, meat processors, diagnostic testing facilities and other government agencies has enhanced our CWD surveillance efforts.”
The deer was harvested on opening day of modern gun deer season. Biologists collected tissue from the animal as part of ongoing CWD surveillance efforts.
Preliminary tests were conducted at Murray State University’s Breathitt Veterinary Center, where the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) CWD test identified the sample as a suspect positive.
Following its CWD Response Plan, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife immediately sent back-up samples to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa for an expedited Immunohistochemistry (IHC), which is a test that is used to detect the deposition of infectious abnormal proteins within specific cervid tissues.
“Results from the IHC confirmed the results of the initial ELISA test and were reported to us on Wednesday as a CWD detection,” said Dr. Christine Casey, wildlife veterinarian with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “The combination of the ELISA test and IHC gives us the utmost confidence that the animal was infected with the disease.”
Since its discovery in the late 1960s in Colorado, CWD has spread to more than half the states in the U.S., including six of seven Kentucky-bordering states (Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee).
Early detection is critical to slowing the spread of this disease, which can be transmitted through direct contact between animals such as shared body fluids or from plants and soil in a contaminated area. Infected deer can transmit the disease even if they are not currently showing symptoms.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife established its CWD Response Plan after the disease was detected for the first time east of the Mississippi River, and it has evolved through the past 20-plus years.
The department activated the plan in September 2021 following an announcement by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency that the disease was found just across Kentucky’s southern border in northwestern Tennessee.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife subsequently established a CWD Surveillance Zone in western Kentucky, encompassing Calloway, Marshall, Graves, Fulton and Hickman counties. Special regulations remain in place for those counties.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife operated mandatory CWD check stations in the surveillance zone in 2021, 2022 and again this year during the first three days of modern gun deer season (Nov. 11-13).
The department collected 1,318 samples last month at its CWD check stations in western Kentucky. Currently, it has received results from 84 percent of those samples, and 35.6 percent of results from samples collected statewide.
Ballard County is adjacent to the surveillance zone. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife staff have been collecting samples from the county for many years as part of the agency’s statewide surveillance efforts, but the disease had never previously been detected.
Since 2002, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has CWD-tested more than 40,000 deer and elk from across the state, sampling every county.
“Although CWD is always fatal to infected individual animals, by following best practices we can minimize its impact on the long-term health and sustainability of our deer herd so that we can continue to enjoy our deer and elk herds for many generations to come, helping to safeguard the many ways that they benefit the Commonwealth,” Storm said.
With more than a month before deer hunting closes for the season in Kentucky, hunters can aid Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s statewide monitoring efforts by donating the heads of legally harvested and telechecked deer for CWD testing and aging through the voluntary Deer Sample Collection Station program. There is no cost to hunters. Location information, instructions and more information about the program are available online via fw.ky.gov/cwd. If a hunter-harvested deer tests positive for CWD, the hunter will be contacted upon confirmation of the disease.
For the latest information on CWD, please visit the department's website (fw.ky.gov) and follow its social media channels. More information about CWD is available at fw.ky.gov/cwd, cwd-info.org and through the CDC website.
Kentucky CWD TSE Prion response plan
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Commission Meeting Live Teleconference - Web link posted at fw.ky.gov
December 4, 2020
#1 Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, KY 8:30 AM (ET)
Establish a fee-based test for deer hunters seeking Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing
Make available voluntary CWD testing outside standard surveillance protocols
Attachment NB-3
***Louisiana CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Louisiana, to date, CWD has not been found in the State of Louisiana...tss)
***> 2023 Louisiana CWD TSE Prion CONFIRMED TO DATE 12 CASES
Louisiana LDWF: Eleven Deer Tested Positive for CWD During 2022-23 Hunting Season
LDWF: Eleven Deer Tested Positive for CWD During 2022-23 Hunting Season
APRIL 21 2023
CONSERVATION
HUNTING
Trey Iles Baton Rouge
Eleven deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Tensas Parish during the 2022-23 hunting season, bringing Louisiana’s total to 12 cases since the discovery of the disease in January of 2022. All 12 positive tests were in Tensas Parish.
A total of 2,370 hunter-harvested deer were tested for CWD in Louisiana during the 2022-23 season. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) discovered the state’s first case of CWD in a hunter-harvested deer in Tensas Parish during the 2021-22 hunting season. LDWF established a CWD Control Area around the index case.
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LDWF: Five Additional Suspected Cases Of CWD Discovered In Tensas Parish
JANUARY17 2023
CONSERVATION
HUNTING
Trey Iles Baton Rouge
Five more suspected cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer have been discovered in Tensas Parish, the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) reported. The three does and two bucks were harvested on private land and would bring to seven the number of CWD positive cases found in Louisiana, all in Tensas Parish, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said.
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, recently confirmed the second case of CWD detected in Tensas Parish. That deer, an adult buck, was harvested in December of 2022.
The five new presumptive positives were made from samples submitted by LDWF staff from hunter-harvested deer. LADDL will send new suspect positives to the NVSL for confirmation. That process can take several weeks.
Although CWD has not been shown to be contagious to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization recommend against the human consumption of deer known to be infected with CWD. Also, it is recommended that people hunting in areas known to harbor CWD-infected deer have their deer tested for the disease prior to consuming the animals. LDWF provides free testing for hunter-harvested deer.
The first CWD positive deer from Tensas Parish was confirmed on Jan. 28, 2022. Tensas Parish has been an area of heightened surveillance for CWD by the LDWF since a case of CWD was found in Issaquena County, Mississippi, in 2018.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted regulations for the CWD Control Area in northeast Louisiana. The current CWD Control Area includes all of Tensas Parish and portions of Madison and Franklin parishes. To learn more about CWD and regulations, go to: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/cwd
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Louisiana LDWF Reports Second Presumptive CWD Positive Case in Louisiana
Trey Iles Baton Rouge
LDWF Reports Second Presumptive CWD Positive Case in Louisiana
DECEMBER 29 2022
HUNTING
The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) has reported the first suspected case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) for the 2022-23 hunting season to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).
LADDL has submitted the suspect sample to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa for confirmatory testing. If confirmed, this would be the second case of CWD detected in Louisiana.
The presumptive positive was made on samples submitted by LDWF staff from a hunter-harvested adult buck taken on private land in Tensas Parish. While this is the first suspect positive case of CWD in the 2022-23 hunting season, a positive was confirmed in the same parish on Jan. 28, 2022. Tensas Parish has been an area of heightened surveillance for CWD by LDWF since a case of CWD was found in Issaquena County, Mississippi, in 2018.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted regulations for the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area in northeast Louisiana. The current CWD Control Area includes all of Tensas Parish and portions of Madison and Franklin parishes. To learn more about CWD and complete regulations, go to: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/cwd
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Louisiana, NVSL Confirms first case of CWD TSE PrP in WTD
CWD Case Found in a White-tailed Deer in Tensas Parish February 4, 2022
For Immediate Release: February 4, 2022
Contact: Jennifer Finley, Press Secretary – 225-922-1256 Megan Moore, Public Information Director – 225-935-2179 presssecretary@LDAF.la.gov
CWD Case Found in a White-tailed Deer in Tensas Parish
BATON ROUGE, LA – The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a Louisiana white-tailed deer to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).
This is the first confirmed case of CWD found in Louisiana. The diagnosis was made on samples submitted by LDWF staff from a hunter-harvested, wild adult buck taken on private land in Tensas Parish.
The LDAF regulates alternative livestock in regard to agricultural businesses in Louisiana, which includes farm-raised white-tailed deer. While the confirmed case was not from a deer pen, the LDAF’s objective is to ensure that alternative livestock in the state are healthy and well-cared for and stay that way.
“The program requires inspection, population control, and record-keeping by the LDAF to ensure the overall health of the deer herd,” said LDAF Commissioner Mike Strain, D.M.V. Additionally, LDAF performs annual inspections of all pens. The inspections are to ensure the pens are in good condition and deemed secure.
“It will take diligence from all parties to help control the spread of CWD in Louisiana; this includes our permitted deer pen licensees,” Strain said.
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Louisiana Declaration of Emergency order, Deer Feeding and Carcass Export Ban in Tensas, Franklin and Madison Parishes Due to CWD, LDWF Announces
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Supplemental Feedings Ban in Franklin, Madison and Tensas Parishes
In accordance with the emergency provisions of R.S. 49:953.1 and under the authority of
R.S. 56:115 and 116 the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and the Secretary of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife hereby adopt the following rule:
On February 2, 2022, the Louisiana Animal Disease Laboratory at LSU detected Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a sample submitted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDQF ) from a hunter-harvested adult buck in 4 Tensas Parish. The sample has been submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory to confirm the result.
In response to receiving a preliminary positive CWD test result in a deer harvested in Louisiana, the wildlife and Fisheries Commission took action on February 3, 2022 to direct LDWF to implement its CWD Management Plan to monitor and curb the spread of CWD in Louisiana.
Therefore, the export of any cervid carcass or part of a cervid carcass originating within Franklin, Madison, and Tensas Parish is prohibited, except for meat that is cut and wrapped; meat that has been boned out; quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached, antlers, clean skull plates with antlers cleaned, skulls without tissue attached, capes, tanned hides, finished taxidermy mounts, and cleaned cervid teeth.
Beginning Monday February 7, 2022, all supplemental feeding, including mineral or salt licks, is prohibited in Franklin, Madison, and Tensas Parishes. The Purpose of this feeding ban is to reduce the potential for the spread of CWD in Louisiana by reducing the risk of exposure when deer are concentrated around feeding sites. The use of approved bait not normally ingested by deer for feral hog trapping will still be allowed. All bait must be placed and contained within the trap itself. Backyard bird feeders are also exempt from this supplemental feeding prohibition.
This Declaration of Emergency shall become effective February 4, 2022, and will remain in effect for the maximum period allowed under the Administrative Procedure Act or until rescinded or modified by the Secretary. The Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is authorized to take any and all necessary steps on behalf of the Commission to promulgate and effectuate this Declaration of Emergency, and to modify, rescind, or extend it upon notification of the Chairman of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Jack Montoucer Secretary February 4, 2022
Declaration of Emergency order, Deer Feeding and Carcass Export Ban in Tensas, Franklin and Madison Parishes Due to CWD, LDWF Announces
Ed Pratt (225) 765-3970 epratt@wlf.la.gov For Immediate Release Feb. 4, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), in accordance with a Declaration of Emergency order by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC), is imposing a feeding and carcass export ban on deer in Tensas, Franklin and Madison parishes.
The ban is in response to an adult buck harvested in Tensas Parish being diagnosed with chronic wasting disease (CWD), which is always fatal to deer. The carcass export ban is effective immediately and the feeding ban would go into effect on Monday (Feb. 7).
The Commission, after receiving a report on the preliminary positive deer, issued its order on Thursday (Feb. 3), effective Friday (Feb. 4), to direct LDWF to implement its CWD Management Plan to monitor and contain the spread of disease in the state.
This Declaration will remain in effect for the maximum period allowed under the Administrative Procedure Act or until rescinded or modified by the Secretary.
To see the complete declaration of emergency, go to
“This is the best option that we have at this time,” said LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet. “We will provide updates on our response in the coming months.”
What this order means:
All supplemental feeding, including mineral or salt licks, is prohibited in Tensas, Franklin and Madison parishes. The purpose of this feeding ban is to reduce the potential for the spread of CWD in Louisiana by reducing the risk of exposure when deer are concentrated around feeding sites.
The use of approved bait not normally ingested by deer for feral hog trapping will be allowed. All bait must be placed and contained within the trap itself. Backyard bird feeders are also exempt from this supplemental feeding prohibition.
The export of cervid carcasses or part of a cervid carcass originating within Tensas Franklin and Madison parishes is prohibited, except for: meat that is cut and wrapped; meat that has been boned out; quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached, antlers, clean skull plates with antlers, cleaned skulls without tissue attached, capes, tanned hides, finished taxidermy mounts and cleaned cervid teeth.
2020-LDWF CWD has not yet been found in Louisiana, but Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi have documented it in their deer populations.
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023
Louisiana LDWF Eleven Deer Tested Positive for CWD During 2022-23 Hunting Season
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016
Louisiana Notice of Intent Cervid Carcass Importation (LAC XIX.V.1.119) CWD TSE PRION
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016
Louisiana Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Surveillance and Testing Program?
***Maine CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 Maine CWD TSE Prion, to date, CWD has not been detected? if you don't test enough, you don't find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss
Maine has actively monitored for CWD each year since 1999, and since that time screened approximately 9,000 wild deer. Thus far, Maine proudly remains CWD free.
Current through Register Vol. 2020-42, October 14, 2020
Section 001-203-3 - DEFINITIONS:
1.Captive: Cervids that are privately or publicly maintained or held for economic or other purposes within a perimeter fence or confined space.
2.Case Definition: A deer 12 months of age or older having chronic weight loss and exhibiting any or all of the following symptoms: isolates self from herd, listlessness, blank facial expression, head drooping, loss of muscle control, repetitive walking in pen, hyperexciteability, nervousness, interest in grain, but no interest in hay, hypersalivation, teeth grinding, increased urination and drinking of water.
3.Cervids: All members of the cervid family and hybrids including but not limited to elk, reindeer and related species.
4.Herd Inventory: A physical herd census with third party validation. The current animal census must be reconciled with the records from the previous annual herd inventory by state or federal personnel, or a specifically authorized accredited veterinarian.
5.Certificate of Veterinary Inspection: A legible certificate or form issued by an accredited veterinarian, issued within 30 days preceding importation, and approved by the chief livestock official of the state or country of origin. The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must contain the following information:
a) Names and full addresses (and physical addresses if different) of Consignor and Consignee.
b) Official identification for each animal
c) Age, sex and breed for each animal
d) All required test results
e) Signature of accredited veterinarian attesting to the health of the animals
f) The following statement:
"To the best of my knowledge, these cervids have not been exposed to Brucellosis, Tuberculosis or Bluetongue for one year prior to the date of entry. In addition, these cervids originate from a herd that has participated in a state or USDA sanctioned CWD Surveillance program for a minimum of 60-months and do not demonstrate clinical signs compatible with CWD or have not been exposed to CWD positive cervids or cervids demonstrating clinical signs of CWD for the previous five years."
6.CWD Certified Herd: A cervid herd that has successfully completed 60-months of participation in the monitoring program and has had no CWD positive cervids nor have any cervids been exposed to a positive CWD cervid.
7.Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of cervids.
8.CWD Program: A program of surveillance, monitoring, testing and related actions designed to provide a status of Chronic Wasting Disease.
9.CWD Exposed Cervid: A cervid that is or has been in the last 60-months part of a CWD positive herd.
10.CWD Positive Cervid: A cervid that has had a diagnosis of CWD confirmed by means of an official CWD test conducted by a laboratory certified by US Department of Agriculture.
11.CWD Negative Cervid: A cervid that has had an official CWD test conducted by a laboratory certified by the US Department of Agriculture and that has test results in a "not detected" or negative classification.
12.CWD Suspect Cervid: A cervid for which inconclusive laboratory evidence suggests a diagnosis of CWD.
13.CWD Infected Zone. A defined geographic area, as defined by the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and in consultation with the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, respective of state boundaries, in which CWD is present, whether in wild or captive herds.
14.Department: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
15.Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IF&W).
16.Enrollment Date: The day, month and year in which the State officially enrolls an owner's herd in the CWD Surveillance Program and initial enrollment requirements are met.
17.Herd: One or more cervids that are under common ownership or supervision and are grouped on one or more parts of any single premises, and all cervids under common ownership or supervision on two or more premises, which are geographically separated, but on which cervids have been commingled or had direct or indirect contact with one another.
18.Importation Permit: A document issued by the Department prior to the time of entry that authorizes the importation of cervids into the State.
19.License: A license issued by the Division of Animal and Plant Health, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry entitling the holder to propagate, possess, purchase and/or sell cervids.
20.Mandatory Reporting: The requirement that all cervids meeting the CWD case definition be evaluated by an accredited veterinarian and reported to the Department immediately.
21.Monitored Herd: A program of surveillance, monitoring, testing and related actions designed to identify CWD infection in special purpose herds or in those herds not participating in the CWD Certified Herd program.
22.Owner: An individual, partnership, company, corporation or other legal entity that has legal or rightful title to an animal or herd of animals.
23.Permit Application for State Entry: An application, which must be submitted to the Department prior to the issuance of an importation permit.
24.Special Purpose Herd: A captive herd managed and maintained in such a manner that no live cervid is removed or allowed to be removed from the designated premises, such as a Maine licensed commercial large game shooting area.
25.USDA: The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
26.Official Identification. The identification of cervids with a minimum of two state and federally approved identifiers. The identification must enable the trace-back of cervids to herd of origin.
a) Identification shall include at least one of the following: permanent tattoo; microchip; or official state ear tag;
b) Identification may include one of the following: herd ear tag; leg tag; collar tag; or other identification approved by the Department.
27.Official Test: A CWD test approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and performed at a U.S. Department of Agriculture approved laboratory.
28.Premises: The ground, area, buildings, water sources and equipment commonly shared by a herd of animals.
29. Quarantine: An order issued by a State or Federal official prohibiting the movement of animals to and from a designated premises.
01-001 C.M.R. ch. 203, § 3
CHAPTER 305
ERADICATION OF DISEASES
§1801. Reportable diseases
The commissioner shall, by rule adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, determine which diseases or pathogens must be classified as "reportable." The form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy known as chronic wasting disease is reportable. It is a
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violation of this chapter for any owner, agent of any owner, veterinarian or other person having knowledge of the existence of such disease or pathogen or the exposure of domestic animals to such disease or pathogen not to properly report the existence of such disease or pathogen or exposure of domestic animals to the department immediately after knowledge of such disease or pathogen or exposure of domestic animals to such disease or pathogen. [PL 2001, c. 572, §32 (RPR).] It is a violation of this chapter for any person to cause a domestic animal to be driven, trucked or otherwise moved intrastate or interstate when that person has knowledge that the animal is infected with or has been exposed to a reportable disease or pathogen. It is a violation of this chapter for any person to cause a domestic animal to be driven, trucked or otherwise moved intrastate or interstate when that person has knowledge that the animal has been treated with a vaccine or other substance that might make that animal capable of spreading a reportable disease or pathogen among susceptible domestic animals. A domestic animal infected with or exposed to a reportable disease or pathogen may be moved only under the direction of the commissioner. [PL 2001, c. 572, §32 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 594, §7 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §122 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 765, §6 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 572, §32 (RPR).
§1802. Condemnation of diseased animals
The commissioner may, when he deems it necessary, condemn and take possession of diseased or exposed domestic animals, or domestic animals suspected of being diseased or exposed, for diagnostic purposes, and may pay the owner for the same, health, condition and market value being considered. This condemnation shall not be considered licensing or an adjudicatory proceeding, as defined by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. [PL 1977, c. 694, §123 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 694, §123 (AMD).
§1803. Transportation of diseased animals
It is a violation of this chapter for a person to cause a domestic animal to be driven, trucked or otherwise moved into the State when that person has knowledge that the animal is infected with or has been exposed to any contagious disease or to a pathogen that is classified as a reportable pathogen under section 1801. [PL 2001, c. 572, §33 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 572, §33 (RPR).
We were concerned about the enforcement of the herd certification program nationwide. There had been some serious lapses, the majority of new cases of CWD in terms of facilities or states in the last year had come from certified facilities and noncompliance. The state vet was very committed to a program of testing and following up. They tested every animal that died in a captive deer facility in Maine. From an IFW standpoint, we were monitoring deer across the state. We were sampling in towns where there were deer farms and sampling wild deer adjacent to that. The idea of a total ban on moving live deer across the country was being discussed. There were some states that were prohibiting any wild deer from being brought into their state. Most everyone was looking at a ban on the movement of carcasses. Ours had been strengthened in the proposed rule.
*** Maryland CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Maryland, to date, 80 confirmed cases to date from CWD TSE Prion...tss)
***> 2023 Maryland CWD TSE Prion, To date, 171 infected deer have been documented in the state.
Status of CWD in Maryland The Department of Natural Resources has tested 13,314 deer through random CWD surveillance since 2002. Sick deer displaying neurological symptoms were tested for CWD from 1999-2001. The disease was detected for the first time in Maryland from a deer taken by a hunter in November 2010, in Allegany County. To date, 171 infected deer have been documented in the state.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023
Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Annual Survey Confirms 38 Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease
May 16, 2023
Management Area Expanded into Additional Counties Following 2022 Report
Image of map of four Maryland counties in chronic wasting disease management area The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported today that 38 white-tailed deer sampled within Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties in 2022 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease found in deer and elk.
The Department of Natural Resources works with neighboring states to monitor chronic wasting disease in the deer population, and establishes management areas to help study the disease and hopefully curb its spread.
Of the positive samples, 34 came from within the existing Chronic Wasting Disease Management Area (Allegany and Washington counties), while three positive samples came from Frederick County and one positive sample came from Carroll County.
“Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, this disease continues to spread both regionally and nationally,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Acting Director Karina Stonesifer said. “The department will continue to monitor this disease using the best science available to minimize the impact on our deer population and to keep hunters informed.”
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Status of CWD in Maryland The Department of Natural Resources has tested 13,300 deer for CWD since 1999. The disease was detected for the first time in Maryland from a deer taken by a hunter in November 2010, in Allegany County. To date, 171 infected deer have been documented in the state.
In Allegany County, seventy-eight positive deer have been detected in Harvest Management Unit 233, including three on Billmeyer Wildlife Management Area, twenty-seven on Green Ridge State Forest, and one on Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area. Thirty-one positive deer have been detected in Allegany County Harvest Management Unit 231 near Cumberland. Nine positive deer have been detected in Harvest Management Unit 232, including one on Warrior Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
In Washington County, twenty-five positive deer have been detected in Harvest Management Unit 250, including three on Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area and one on Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area. Seventeen positive deer have been found in Washington County Harvest Management Unit 251, including two on Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area. Seven positive deer have been detected in Harvest Management Unit 252 (Washington County, Region B).
In Frederick County, one positive deer has been detected in Harvest Management Unit 271, one in Harvest Management Unit 273, and one in Harvest Management Unit 274.
In Carroll County, one positive deer has been detected in Harvest Management Unit 312.
Number of White-tailed Deer that have Tested Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease by Harvest Management Unit (HMU) in Maryland, 2010 – 2022.
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The department has been testing deer for CWD with increasing intensity since 1999. Initially, only deer that appeared to have classic CWD symptoms were tested. Beginning in 2002, the department began more intensive sampling and collected samples from deer in all counties of the state. In 2010, sampling efforts were focused on Allegany and western Washington counties due to the presence of positive cases in nearby West Virginia and Virginia. West Virginia first detected CWD in Hampshire County in 2005 and it was found in Frederick County, Virginia in early 2010. Pennsylvania documented a deer positive for CWD in 2012.
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Annual Survey Confirms 38 Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022
Maryland DNR reported that 53 WTD sampled within Allegany and Washington counties in 2021 tested positive for chronic wasting disease CWD
Maryland DNR reported that 53 WTD sampled within Allegany and Washington counties in 2021 tested positive for chronic wasting disease CWD
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in 53 Deer in Western Maryland
May 18, 2022
Maryland
Captive Deer Policy
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Maryland detects additional 28 positives from last year's CWD TSE Prion sampling, total stands at 80 confirmed cases to date...
Status of CWD in Maryland
The Department of Natural Resources has tested 10,882 deer for CWD since 1999. The disease was detected for the first time in Maryland from a deer taken by a hunter in November 2010. To date, 80 infected deer have been documented in the state. Forty-six of the deer originated in Allegany County Harvest Management Unit 233, including three on Billmeyer Wildlife Management Area, fifteen on Green Ridge State Forest, and one on Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area. Twelve positive deer have been detected in Allegany County Harvest Management Unit 231 near Cumberland, and three have been detected in Harvest Management Unit 232. In Washington County, fourteen positive deer have been detected in Harvest Management Unit 250, including one on Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area. Four positive deer have been found in Washington County Harvest Management Unit 251, and one has now been found in Harvest Management Unit 252.
Number of White-tailed Deer that have Tested Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease by Harvest Management Unit (HMU) in Maryland, 2010 – 2019. County HMU Number Positive
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7. Measuring the impact of chronic wasting disease in rural Maryland
This research will ascertain the economic impact of the current and projected presence of Chronic Wasting Disease on Maryland’s cervid population and the businesses that rely upon it.
Key Expected Outcomes:
• Analyze the overall economic impact that CWD may have on cervid hunting and the captive cervid industry in Maryland over the next five years.
• Estimate the necessary funding by both state and federal agencies for efforts to prevent, control, and mitigate CWD over the next five years, looking separately at wild and captive cervid herds.
• Estimate the economic impact that potential cervid overpopulation (as a result of declines in hunting) may have on Maryland’s overall economy, and within related industries and services (e.g., timber and wood products, tourism, agriculture, food banks, etc.) over the next five years.
• Provide public policy implications and relevant recommendations.
Maryland CWD response plan
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2020
Maryland detects additional 28 positives from last year's CWD TSE Prion sampling, total stands at 80 confirmed cases to date
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2019
Maryland Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in 25 Deer
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Maryland Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Found In Ten Deer Allegany and Washington Counties
SATURDAY, MARCH 04, 2017
Maryland DNR Six Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Five Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease ONE OUTSIDE CWD MANAGEMENT ZONE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2011
Chronic Wasting Disease Found In A White-Tailed Deer In Maryland
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Chronic Wasting Disease Found In A White-Tailed Deer In Maryland
*** Massachusetts CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 Massachusetts CWD TSE Prion, to date, no cases of CWD TSE Prion has been detected, and if you don't cwd test in sufficient numbers, you will not find cwd, it's cwd finds you, then it's too late...tss
2020
2019
Mr. Stainbrook stressed the following important points: CWD has not been detected in Massachusetts and we have strong regulations in place to reduce the risks, noting that, since regulations adopted in 2005, no live deer can be brought into the state and there is a carcass ban from CWD-positive areas. He also stressed that Massachusetts has had no documented cases of CWD in humans or livestock. In other states with CWD, there is evidence of decreased hunter interest and corresponding loss of license sales, as well as deer population decreases in areas with an incidence rate greater than 20%.
Mr. Stainbrook also reviewed the history of funding of CWD research, the places where CWD is found, the spread of the disease over time, recent research, steps to reduce the risks to Massachusetts deer, and the outreach efforts that are being undertaken in Massachusetts to publicize the issue and educate hunters. Please refer to Page 73 in the Wildlife Section of this Annual Report for a recently updated map of the incidence of CWD in the U.S. and Canada.
***Michigan CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Michigan CWD Chronic Wasting Disease Cervid Total 46...tss)
***> 2023 Michigan CWD TSE Prion, Total of confirmed CWD positive deer from 2015 to present, is 251 cases.
Since CWD was first detected in 2015, over 103,000 deer have been tested for CWD in Michigan. There have been over 137,000 wild deer tested in total. The Ogemaw County deer is the Department’s 251st positive animal.
Michigan DNR reports Ogemaw County’s first CWD-positive deer in Klacking Township, Ogemaw County
Oct. 31, 2023
Contact: Chad Stewart, 517-282-4810
DNR reports Ogemaw County’s first CWD-positive deer; hunters in north-central part of county encouraged to check deer A 4-year-old doe that was reported to be in poor condition – skinny, drooling and showing no fear of people – in Klacking Township, Ogemaw County, recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease. It is the first CWD-positive wild deer from that county, a finding confirmed by the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Madison, which works with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to identify CWD in Michigan’s wild herd.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose. To date, the disease also has been detected in the following Michigan counties: Clinton, Dickinson, Eaton, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Jackson, Kent, Midland and Montcalm.
“When we find chronic wasting disease in a brand-new location, where previous intensive surveillance has not yet been done, it becomes extremely important for wildlife disease managers to understand where additional cases might be within that county,” said DNR deer and elk specialist Chad Stewart. “In light of this new detection, we are offering additional opportunities for those interested in getting their deer tested for CWD in Ogemaw County.”
A drop box for CWD testing will be available at the Rifle River Recreation Area headquarters, located at 2550 Rose City Road in Lupton, starting Friday, Nov. 3. The check station typically operated at the DNR field office located at 410 Fairview Road in West Branch will be open Nov. 15-30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The field office will be closed Nov. 23-24 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Self-service test kits, typically available in other locations where CWD has been identified, will not be available in Ogemaw County due to concerns of bovine tuberculosis disease transmission in the county.
Stewart said that CWD is not common among deer in Michigan, and the hunting community can continue to play a key role in assisting the department in disease-testing efforts.
“The DNR sets surveillance goals – basically, a number of deer tested in a particular area – to understand the scale of infection in the local deer herd,” he said. “The closer we come to meeting these goals, the more data we have to identify where and to what extent chronic wasting disease exists in Michigan. Strong hunter participation in testing is critical to that learning, especially in areas where we haven’t yet met surveillance goals.”
Testing background, strategy In addition to testing around areas of known CWD positives, the DNR in 2021 began a rotational approach to testing around the state. A group of counties is selected each year, with the eventual aim of testing enough deer in every Michigan county.
The goal of this approach is early disease detection, as management has the potential to be most effective when the disease is caught early. Most of these areas have not had a CWD detection or have not previously been part of intensive testing efforts, so little is known about disease status or pathways in these locations. In 2021 and 2022, the rotational approach focused testing in areas of both the southwestern and southeastern Lower Peninsula.
This year, testing will focus on the northwestern Lower Peninsula and a few counties in other areas where additional herd information is still needed. The focal counties for 2023 CWD testing include Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Hillsdale, Isabella, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Osceola and Wexford. These counties will have CWD testing drop boxes, staffed submission sites, and partner processors and taxidermists to assist with collection efforts.
In the rest of the state, testing is available through direct submission by hunters to a cooperating U.S. Department of Agriculture-approved diagnostic laboratory for a fee or through free self-sample shipping kits in counties where CWD has previously been detected.
Since CWD was first detected in 2015, over 103,000 deer have been tested for CWD in Michigan. There have been over 137,000 wild deer tested in total. The Ogemaw County deer is the Department’s 251st positive animal.
To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people. However, as a precaution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that infected animals not be consumed as food by either humans or domestic animals.
Hunters also are reminded to use caution when field-dressing or processing a deer. This includes practices such as wearing rubber gloves, minimizing contact with the deer’s brain and spinal tissue, and washing your hands with soap and warm water after handling any parts of the carcass.
Proper disposal of a deer carcass is critical to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease. Deer carcasses should go directly to a landfill or be disposed of through your regular trash pickup to be taken to a landfill. Deer harvested from known CWD areas should never be disposed of on the landscape in non-CWD areas.
For more information on chronic wasting disease, visit Michigan.gov/CWD.
MDARD: Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in a Farmed White-Tailed Deer from Newaygo County Michigan
Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development sent this bulletin at 05/02/2023 11:15 AM EDT
For immediate release: May 2, 2023 Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724 or Chelsea Lewis, 517-331-1151
MDARD: Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in a Farmed White-Tailed Deer from Newaygo County LANSING, MI –The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in one white-tailed deer from a farmed cervid facility in Newaygo County. The infected four-and-a-half-year-old deer was discovered through routine testing as part of the state’s CWD surveillance program for farmed deer.
“Limiting the spread and impact of CWD on Michigan’s farmed cervid herds hinges on the ability to detect the disease early and respond promptly,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Nora Wineland. “While regular CWD surveillance testing is central to accomplishing this goal, MDARD’s continued partnership with herd owners, hunters, and other state and federal partners is also crucial to effectively managing this disease. Ensuring the health of Michigan’s farmed cervid population is a team effort.”
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects different cervid species, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. CWD can be transmitted directly from one animal to another and indirectly through the environment. While an infected animal may appear healthy for months or years, it will eventually display abnormal behavior, progressive weight loss, and physical debilitation in the later stages of the disease.
The presence of CWD in farmed cervid facilities and free-ranging deer is not new to Michigan. Since 2008, including this new case, CWD has been detected at 11 Michigan cervid farms in the following counties: Kent (2), Mecosta (4), Montcalm (3), and Newaygo (2).
With free-ranging deer, CWD was first discovered in May 2015; and cases have been found across 11 counties in Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. To date, no free-ranging white-tailed deer have tested positive for CWD in Newaygo County.
As part of MDARD’s disease response, investigations are ongoing to rule out any possible exposure to other farmed cervids.
Currently, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in humans. However, as a precaution, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that CWD-infected animals should not be consumed as food by either humans or domestic animals.
More information about CWD can be found at Michigan.gov/CWD or Michigan.gov/MDARD-Cervid.
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Michigan MDARD: Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in a Farmed White-Tailed Deer from Newaygo County
Metric 2021 2022
Percent of herds where CWD Certification was completed within 42 days 80% 88%
Number of deer and elk imported into Michigan 8 13
Number of herds involved in special surveillance zones around CWD-positive free-ranging deer 84 89
APPENDIX A: 2022 REPORTABLE DISEASES
CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) Cervid 1 Herd
Michigan MDARD Captive CWD Positives depopulated and quarantined
Michigan MDARD CWD
APPENDIX A: 2021 REPORTABLE DISEASES
Livestock Diseases: Small Animal, Equine and Exotic Diseases:
Disease Species Number of Animals
CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) Cervid 19
Michigan MDARD CWD
APPENDIX A: 2020 REPORTABLE DISEASES Livestock Diseases:
Disease Species Number of Animals
CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) Cervid 46
(2020-Michigan, to date, CWD TSE Prion has been detected in 192 cervid...tss)
Michigan CWD TSE Prion POSTIVIES captive vs wild ???
Feb. 27, 2020
Contact: Chad Stewart, 517-282-4810
Broad CWD surveillance, hunter assistance during Michigan’s 2019 deer seasons help identify 65 CWD-positive deer
In all, 65 CWD-positive deer were identified from the 2019 hunting seasons – and all were from counties with a known CWD presence.
CWD MAP
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2023
Michigan DNR reports Ogemaw County’s first CWD-positive deer in Klacking Township, Ogemaw County
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020
Michigan Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion increases to 191 positive to date
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Michigan CWD TSE Prion 189 Positive To Date UPDATE September 2020
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020
Michigan CWD TSE Prion Total Suspect Positive Deer Moves Up To 188 with total deer tested 80,687 to date
https://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,4579,7-186-76711_78204-357110--,00.html
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
Michigan CWD TSE Prion Total Suspect Positive Deer Jumps To 181 to date
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020
Michigan CWD TSE Prion MDARD 3 positive white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm depopulation and quarantine efforts update?
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020
Michigan MDARD has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 3 white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Michigan Total CWD TSE Prion Positive Suspect-Positive Deer Jump To 174 confirmed to date
*** Minnesota CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Minnesota, to date, CWD has 95 wild deer have tested positive...tss)
***> 2023 Minnesota CWD TSE Prion, Statewide CWD-Positive Wild Deer (2010-Present) 252
News release: CWD detected in a wild deer near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota
November 27, 2023
A deer harvested during the opening weekend of firearms season near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
The hunter harvested the adult male deer in deer permit area (DPA) 342, within the southeastern Minnesota CWD surveillance zone where hunters were required to have their deer tested for CWD during the opening weekend of firearms season.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources had added DPA 342 to the CWD surveillance zone this year in response to detections of CWD in wild deer in bordering Buffalo County, Wisconsin in 2022.
“This discovery in southeastern Minnesota, while unwelcome news, highlights the importance and necessity of our disease surveillance efforts,” said Erik Hildebrand, Minnesota DNR wildlife health supervisor. “We truly appreciate hunters’ help in combatting CWD by getting their deer tested for CWD when required and complying with carcass movement restrictions. Results of these efforts help limit disease spread and protect the health of Minnesota’s white-tailed deer.”
With the new discovery, the DNR’s current CWD response plan calls for three years of mandatory testing to help determine the potential prevalence of the disease in DPA 342 and surrounding DPAs.
Much of southeastern Minnesota includes areas where CWD has been found in wild deer, or areas that are considered at risk for disease transmission. Statewide, the Minnesota DNR has tested more than 130,000 deer since 2002. As of Nov. 27, 236 have tested positive. Most of those cases occurred in southeastern Minnesota. These data indicate the disease remains relatively rare in Minnesota.
Within DPAs where CWD has been detected, the DNR uses multiple management actions designed to help mitigate disease spread, including carcass movement restrictions, dumpsters, a deer feeding and attractants ban, and sometimes increased hunting opportunities with increased bag limits.
Complete CWD test results are available on the Minnesota DNR’s CWD test results webpage. Any additional deer harvested during the 2023 deer seasons in Minnesota that test positive for CWD will be reported on this webpage. The DNR will directly notify any hunter who harvests a deer that tests positive.
CWD affects cervids, which include white-tailed deer, moose and elk, and has no known cure. It is found in more than half of the states in the U.S.
More information about CWD, what the DNR is doing to limit disease spread and protect the health of Minnesota’s white-tailed deer, and information for hunters about current and upcoming hunting seasons, is available on the Minnesota DNR website.
Captive CWD Positives (no information on trace-out CWD positives from any of these)...terry
8/3/2022 4 YR Male MN Winona WTD Breeder Yes No 125 Depopulated
5/10/2021 3 Y Female MN Beltrami WTD Breeder No No 61 Depopulated
10/14/2020 2.5 Y Female MN Houston WTD Breeder Yes yes 49 Quarantine
1/2020 3 Y Female MN Pine WTD Breeder Yes No 8 Depopulated
12/2019 8 Y Female MN Douglas WTD Breeder/Hob by Yes No 2 Depopulated
11/2017 3Y Male MN Winona WTD Breeder Yes No 7 Depopulated
1/2017 2.5Y Female MN Meeker WTD Breeder Yes Yes 14 Depopulated
12/2016 2-2Y Females MN Crow Wing WTD & Mule deer Breeder/Sho oter Yes Yes 140 Depopulated
Minnesota Deer testing finds additional cases of chronic wasting disease
November 19, 2020
A wild deer harvested in Dakota County on Nov. 7 and a vehicle-killed deer in Olmsted County on Nov. 4 were confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease. To date, 95 wild deer have tested positive for CWD in Minnesota.
cwd response plan
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2023
Minnesota Farmed Cervidae Bills HF 1202, SF 1526, (HF2814 DEAD) Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022
Minnesota CWD detected in a wild deer in Grand Rapids prompts DNR to update disease response plan
FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
Minnesota Deer farming drives predicament over CWD-infested dump site on public land
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Minnesota Deer testing finds additional cases of chronic wasting disease, to date, 95 wild deer have tested positive for CWD in Minnesota
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020
Minnesota CWD TSE Prion confirmed in Houston County farmed deer herd
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
Minnesota 4 More Farmed Deer and 1 wild positive for CWD TSE Prion
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020
Minnesota CWD update test results from deer harvested in the 2019 hunting season and the special hunts have returned 27 wild deer tested positive for CWD all from the southeast DMZ
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020
Minnesota Investigation leads to additional CWD positive deer on Pine County farm
***Mississippi CWD TSE Prion
(Mississippi, to date, As of August 2020, Mississippi has detected 56 CWD-positive deer...tss)
***> 2023 Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Total Positive To Date 224 Confirmed Cases.
Mississippi-Since February 2018, 218 CWD-positive white-tailed deer have been detected across eleven (11) counties.
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Harrison County
12/1/2023 8:00:00 AM
By MDWFP
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test results for a hunter-harvested buck from Harrison County.
This is the first CWD-positive detection for this county.
The buck was considered “suspect positive” through initial testing and confirmed on November 29, 2023 by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Additional information will be forthcoming about a CWD Management Zone.
Since February 2018, 218 CWD-positive white-tailed deer have been detected across eleven (11) counties.
MDWFP thanks all hunters that have submitted deer during the 2023–24 hunting season.
Hunters can submit deer for testing at established freezer locations or participating taxidermists.
For more information about Chronic Wasting Disease visit http://www.mdwfp.com/cwd
Sample Year 2023
County CWD Positive Detected / Suspected Positive
ALCORN COUNTY 4
BENTON COUNTY 46
ISSAQUENA COUNTY 1
MARSHALL COUNTY 32
TIPPAH COUNTY 1
TUNICA COUNTY 1
WARREN COUNTY 2
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion 2022 45 Confirmed
Sample Year 2022
County CWD Positive Detected
ALCORN COUNTY 1
BENTON COUNTY 28
MARSHALL COUNTY 13
TIPPAH COUNTY 1
WARREN COUNTY 2
Tackling CWD: There are multiple reasons why CWD needs to be managed in Mississippi.
11/2/2020 9:32:27 AM
By William T. McKinley and Kamen Campell
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Mississippi initially discovered CWD in February 2018.
This first detection was an adult buck in Issaquena County.
Samplings in the following deer season uncovered CWD in Pontotoc County (October 2018), Marshall County (November 2018), Benton County (December 2018), Panola County (February 2019), and Tallahatchie County (February 2019).
As of August 2020, Mississippi has detected 56 CWD-positive deer.
The most recent positives were two sick deer reported in July and August by a landowner in Benton County. A total of 35 deer tested positive during the 2019-2020 hunting season, all of which were harvested in Benton and Marshall counties. One in seven bucks 2.5 years and older sampled in the 2019-2020 season in Benton County tested positive for CWD (see table below).
Prevalence ranges from less than 1% (in four counties) to 13% (Benton County). MDWFP reports prevalence as the percentage of hunter-harvested bucks 2.5 years and older that are CWD-positive. Tennessee has detected 687 CWD-positive deer since the discovery in December 2018, most of which were harvested in counties that border Mississippi. The disease could likely be present but not detected in other counties. CWD has been detected within six miles of Alcorn, Desoto, Leflore, Sharkey, Tate, Tippah, Union, and Warren counties.
MDWFP will operate a minimum of 46 CWD drop-off freezers for hunters across Mississippi to acquire samples in the upcoming season. Hunters drop off the head of a harvested deer, provide contact information, and remove the receipt from the submission card. Additionally, MDWFP will be working with numerous taxidermists across the state. Hunters can view their test results online. MDWFP will personally contact any hunter submitting a positive animal.
Mississippi is participating in multiple research projects, in-state and nationwide, to further our efforts in managing CWD. Examples include CWD strain typing, white-tailed deer genotyping, CWD control methods, and deer movement studies within CWD-endemic areas.
MDWFP would like to thank hunters for submitting more than 6,000 samples last season; however, Mississippi’s deer herd needs hunters’ continued help to battle this insidious disease. Hunters are urged to stay updated on CWD, report sick deer, and submit deer heads for sampling. Visit MDWFP’s CWD page at mdwfp.com to learn more about CWD and to read the 2019-2020 CWD Annual Report.
Chronic Wasting Disease
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Surveillance and Management Report
2019 - 2020
Mississippi Captive Cervid
Also cervidae 6 months of age and over must be tested negative for brucellosis within 30 days prior to entry and tested negative to tuberculosis with a cervical tuberculosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
Importing CWD Susceptible Animals into Mississippi.
White-tailed Deer, Elk, Red Deer, Reindeer, Moose, Sika, Mule Deer and Black-tailed Deer and crosses of those animals are considered CWD susceptible animals and are not allowed entry into Mississippi, with the exception of permits for cervids for exhibition purposes only. Additionally, it is illegal to import white-tail deer into Mississippi.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
Mississippi MDWFP North MS CWD Management Zone Since October 2019, 25 CWD-positive deer have been detected from this zone
SATURDAY, JANUARY 04, 2020
Mississippi CWD TOTALS JUST ABOUT DOUBLE Since October 1, 2019 To Date Statewide Total is 37 Confirmed
***Missouri CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Missouri CWD has been detected in 162 cervid...tss)
***> 2023 Missouri CWD TSE Prion, to Date, 410 Cases.
CWD Cases Found in Free-Ranging Deer Through June 30, 2023
This table shows the total number of CWD cases found in Missouri free-ranging deer by county through June 30, 2022. Positives for the current surveillance season are not included in this table.
Total CWD-positives (free-ranging deer) by County (through 6/30/2023)
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Total 292 118 410
2023
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2023
Missouri MDC reports 117 new cases of CWD for 2022 surveillance year Missouri MDC reports 117 new cases of CWD for 2022 surveillance year
MDC reports 117 new cases of CWD for 2022 surveillance year
MDC thanks hunters, landowners, taxidermists, and meat processors who participated in CWD sampling and management activities.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that it sampled and tested more than 33,000 deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the 2022 CWD surveillance year between July 2022 and April 2023. Of the more than 33,000 deer sampled, 117 tested positive for CWD.
CWD is a 100% fatal disease in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family. The disease has been attributed to significant deer population declines in other states. Learn more at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
Those 117 deer bring the total number of CWD cases found in the state to 409 since the first case in wild deer was confirmed by MDC in early 2012. Including recent sampling efforts, more than 243,000 tissue samples from wild deer have been collected for CWD testing in Missouri since MDC began CWD surveillance in 2002.
Nearly 19,400 of the 33,000-plus deer tested this past CWD surveillance year were sampled as part of MDC mandatory CWD sampling efforts in select counties during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 12 and 13. Most of the remaining samples resulted from MDC’s voluntary sampling efforts conducted throughout the deer season in partnership with taxidermists and meat processors throughout the state.
Of the more than 33,000 samples, about 3,500 were collected during MDC’s targeted culling efforts conducted in cooperation with landowners on a voluntary basis after the close of regular deer season in localized areas near where CWD has been found. Through targeted culling, 41 CWD-positive deer were removed to help slow the spread of CWD.
"The goal of targeted culling is to remove CWD-positive deer from the landscape and reduce deer density in these localized areas to slow the spread of the disease and protect Missouri’s deer herd,” explained MDC Wildlife Health Program Supervisor Deb Hudman. “Targeted culling is a proven method to slow the spread of CWD and Missouri is one of several states that uses it to manage the disease.”
Of the deer tested, MDC found CWD-positive deer in 23 counties: Adair (3), Barry (1), Barton (9), Carroll (1), Cedar (1), Crawford (2), Dallas (1), Franklin (22), Gasconade (1), Hickory (1), Jefferson (7), Linn (15), Livingston (1), Macon (13), Perry (4), Putnam (3), Ray (1), St. Clair (1), St. Francois (1), Ste. Genevieve (20), Stone (4), Sullivan (3), and Taney (2).
"During this past year, we found CWD in a number of new counties,” Hudman said. “Cases were detected for the first time in Barton, Carroll, Dallas, Gasconade, Hickory, Livingston, Ray, St. Francois, and Sullivan counties.”
She added that MDC expects CWD to spread but the goal is to slow the spread while researchers work to develop a cure and additional management tools, and to keep the percentage of infected deer low.
In Missouri this past year, less than one percent of tissue samples from hunter-harvested deer tested positive for CWD.
"That is good news,” she said. “It is a testament to our ability to find the disease early in new areas and apply management actions to slow its spread.”
She added that if MDC does not continue to act aggressively to slow the spread of the disease, CWD could have significant effects on the deer population, hunting culture, and economy.
"There are areas of the country where over half of hunter-harvested adult bucks test positive for CWD,” Hudman explained. “We must do everything we can to not let this happen in Missouri and we need the help of hunters and landowners in this fight.”
Hunters and landowners are critical partners in the fight against CWD and can assist MDC by continuing to deer hunt, by participating in CWD sampling, by following regulations designed to slow CWD spread, and by cooperating with targeted culling efforts. Learn more at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 06, 2020
Missouri 46 new cases Chronic Wasting Disease found, total to date at 162 documented CWD
MDC REPORTS FINAL CWD RESULTS FOR 2019-2020 SEASON
News from the region: Statewide Joe Jerek May 06, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports it has completed its monitoring and testing efforts for the 2019-2020 chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance year. From those efforts, MDC reports it has confirmed 46 new cases of the deadly deer disease.
These new findings bring the total number of CWD cases in the state to 162. MDC has tested more than 137,000 deer since the first cases of CWD were found in free-ranging deer in Missouri in 2012. https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-reports-final-cwd-results-2019-2020-season
Missouri 2019 - 2020 CWD
Missouri Captive Cervid
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
Missouri CWD TSE PRION 2022-2023 Sampling Results to Date 74 Positive
WEDNESDAY, MAY 06, 2020
Missouri 46 new cases Chronic Wasting Disease found, total to date at 162 documented CWD
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Missouri MDC 2019-2020 SAMPLING RESULTS CWD TSE PRION TO DATE 28 Positive
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020
Missouri CWD TSE Prion 2019-2020 SAMPLING RESULTS TO DATE 25 Positive
THURSDAY, JANUARY 02, 2020
Missouri MDC officially reports more than 20 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
***Montana CWD TSE Prion
(2020 Montana, to date, CWD has been detected in 275 cervid...tss)
***> 2023 Montana CWD TSE Prion, To Date, 1,209 CASES.
2023-July 2023 to date 139 CWD CASES CONFIRMED
MONTANA CWD DETECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HUNTING DISTRICT 213 NEAR DEER LODGE
Nov 22, 2023 5:21 PM
DEER LODGE – Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck that was harvested by a hunter in hunting district (HD) 213 west of Deer Lodge. This is the first time CWD has been detected in the HD and in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 2.
The first tests from the sample indicate that the deer is considered “suspect” for CWD, which means it is considered positive for the disease but will undergo one more follow-up test for confirmation, following testing protocol.
CWD is a contagious neurological disease that can infect deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal, and there is no known cure. It was first detected in Montana’s wild herds in 2017. The disease is known to exist in various regions of Montana, with the closest prior detections approximately 100 miles to the southeast of HD 213. To see a map of where CWD has been detected and more details about the disease and management in Montana, visit: fwp.mt.gov/cwd.
Hunters play a significant role in CWD disease management and understanding by providing test samples from harvested animals. Hunters in HD 213 and nearby areas are particularly encouraged to submit samples in the remaining days of the general hunting season. Surveillance will also continue in 2024 to understand more about disease prevalence in this area and other parts of the state.
The general deer and elk hunting season ends this Sunday, Nov. 26. Hunters anywhere in the state can either take CWD samples from harvested animals themselves and fill out an online hunter submission form and mail them to the Wildlife Health Lab in Bozeman; or they can bring the animal (or head) to an FWP regional office or CWD sampling station. Testing is free, and some sampling stations will close at the end of hunting season. Please see the FWP website for sampling station locations and hours: fwp.mt.gov/cwd.
For the final three days of the general hunting season (Nov. 24-26), FWP will also be taking CWD test samples at a temporary sampling station at the intersection of West Milwaukee Avenue and South Old Stage Road in Deer Lodge from 10am-6pm daily.
CWD is not known to infect humans. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people not eat meat from infected animals and have their harvested animals tested before eating them if they were taken from an area where CWD is known to exist. For more information on CDC recommendations, please visit go.usa.gov/xAcnc.
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK REPORTS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) DETECTION IN FLATHEAD COUNTY GAME FARM
Friday, November 20, 2020/Categories: Department of Livestock/Tags:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 20, 2020
CONTACT: Dr. Tahnee Szymanski, MT Dept. of Livestock, (406) 444–5214, tszymanski@mt.gov Dr. Marty Zaluski, MT Dept. of Livestock, (406) 444 –2043, mzaluski@mt.gov
The Department of Livestock Reports Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Detection in Flathead County Game Farm
Helena, Mont.—On November 19 the Montana Department of Livestock received notification that a single game farm animal in Flathead County was confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the second detection of CWD in domestic cervids in Montana this year.
The CWD positive animal was found as a result of mandatory surveillance of all age eligible animal mortalities in game farm animals in Montana. Montana’s CWD Herd Certification Program requires all animals greater than 12 months of age to be tested. The CWD positive animal was not exhibiting any clinical signs of CWD but was found dead on the affected premises. The infection was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa through the identification of the prion in tissue samples collected from the animal.
The Department has placed the herd under quarantine and is conducting an epidemiological investigation. Montana law requires CWD positive game farm herds to undergo complete depopulation and post-mortem testing of the herd, or quarantine of the entire herd for a period of five years from the last CWD positive case.
State Veterinarian Dr. Marty Zaluski stated, “An epidemiologic investigation will be conducted, but at this time, the source of the disease is unknown.” Zaluski added, “We will look at historical animal movements associated with this captive herd and proximity to infected wildlife to try to determine the source of exposure.”
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) has documented CWD in wild cervids across much of Montana through surveillance that began in 2017. In 2019, approximately 7,000 wild deer, elk, and moose were sampled statewide, with 140 of them testing positive for CWD.
CWD is a progressive, fatal disease that affects the nervous system of white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. Transmission can occur through direct contact between animals, through
urine, feces, saliva, blood and antler velvet. Infected carcasses may serve as a source of environmental contamination and can infect other animals. Infected animals may carry the disease for years without showing signs of illness, but in later stages, signs may include progressive weight loss, lack of coordination and physical debilitation.
There is no known transmission of CWD to humans. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that hunters harvesting an animal in areas known for the presence of CWD, have their animal tested. If the animal tests positive, the CDC advises against eating the meat.
The mission of the Montana Department of Livestock is to control and eradicate animal diseases, prevent the transmission of animal diseases to humans, and to protect the livestock industry from theft and predatory animals. For more information on the Montana Department of Livestock, visit www.liv.mt.gov.
Positive CWD Samples: 275 Total since CWD testing began in 2017
Montana CWD management plan
In October 2017, CWD was first detected in free-ranging deer in Montana. It was detected in captive game farms in Montana in 1999 and again in 2020.
Montana CWD Map
http://fwp.mt.gov/fishAndWildlife/diseasesAndResearch/diseases/chronicWastingDisease/management.html
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Yellowstone National Park Confirms First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023
MONTANA CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE DETECTED IN GREAT FALLS MULE DEER BUCK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020
Montana 18 deer test positive for chronic wasting disease CWD TSE Prion
CWD positives from across the state, no new areas
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
Montana White-tailed deer in Gallatin County suspected positive for CWD
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2020
Montana Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion in Eastern Part of State Game Farm Elk
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2020
Montana 142 animals tested positive for CWD thus far during 2019/20 sampling
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020
Montana Moose Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PRION in Libby Area
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 2019 CWD Surveillance Hunter Test Results CWD TSE PRION LOOKS LIKE 136 POSITIVE SO FAR, count them up...
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019
Montana 16 more deer positive for CWD first time positive hunting district 705 in southeast
***Nebraska CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Nebraska, to date, 815 deer and 14 elk have been detected with CWD...tss)
***> 2023 Nebraska CWD TSE Prion
Nebraska CWD central and north-central November firearm deer season detected 31 positive cases in deer
Surveillance detects 31 positive CWD cases
BY JERRY KANE ON DEC 19, 2023
CONSERVATION NEWS, WILDLIFE NEWS
Chronic wasting disease surveillance conducted in central and north-central Nebraska during the November firearm deer season detected 31 positive cases in deer.
603 samples were collected from harvested deer at check stations in the Sandhills, Keya Paha, Calamus East, Calamus West and Loup West Deer Management Units. CWD was detected for the first time in Rock, Blaine and Thomas counties.
CWD surveillance in Nebraska takes place in five to seven units each year, rotating to a different part of the state each year. To view the 2023 CWD results, identified by the deer seal number, visit OutdoorNebraska.gov; search for “CWD.”
Currently, there is no strong evidence CWD poses a risk for humans; however, public health officials recommend that human exposure to the CWD infectious agent be avoided as they continue to evaluate any potential health risk. People should remain cautious in how they handle, process and consume deer. Hunters and commercial processors should avoid butchering or processing of deer that spreads spinal cord or brain tissue to meat or to the environment.
CWD is a prion disease that attacks the brain of infected deer, elk and moose. Animals in the late stages of CWD often are emaciated, show erratic behavior and exhibit neurological irregularities. However, due to the slow advancement of the disease, infected deer may not show symptoms. CWD always is fatal to the infected animal.
Hunters can help prevent the spread of CWD by using proper carcass disposal methods. CWD prions, the infectious proteins that transmit the disease, can remain viable for months or even years in the soil. Hunters should field dress animals at the place of kill, avoid spreading spinal cord or brain tissue to meat, and to dispose of the head (brain), spinal column and other bones at a licensed landfill.
CWD was first discovered in Colorado in 1967 and in Nebraska in 2000 in Kimball County. Since 1997, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has tested more than 57,000 deer and more than 400 elk, with 1,269 deer and 19 elk testing positive for CWD to date. At this time, CWD has been detected in free-ranging deer and elk in 57 counties. No population declines have been attributed to the disease.
More in-depth information on CWD can be found at cwd-info.org or cdc.gov.
To Date, Since 1997, the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) has tested over 57,000 deer and over 400 elk, with 1,238 deer and 19 elk testing positive for CWD to date. At this time, CWD has been detected in free-ranging deer and elk in 54 counties.
In 2022, NGPC had 1065 deer samples and 83 elk samples tested. Of those, 274 deer and 1 elk were positive for CWD.
2023-Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) has tested over 57,000 deer and over 400 elk, with 1,238 deer and 19 elk testing positive for CWD to date. At this time, CWD has been detected in free-ranging deer and elk in 54 counties. In 2022, NGPC had 1065 deer samples and 83 elk samples tested. Of those, 274 deer and 1 elk were positive for CWD. At this time, no population declines have been attributed to the disease.
2019-The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission has tested over 55,000 deer and over 280 elk, with 815 deer and 14 elk testing positive overall. 49 counties have detected CWD in free ranging herds. NGPC sent in 1,804 deer samples and 124 elk samples in 2019 with 171 deer and 6 elk (see map below), but no population declines attributable to the disease have yet occurred.
Nebraska Chronic wasting disease testing paused, will resume in 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chronic wasting disease testing paused, will resume in 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. — With the move to online deer checking for the November firearm season, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will not collect samples to test for chronic wasting disease.
Hunters wishing to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease can do so, for a fee, through the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Learn more at vbms.unl.edu/tse-test.
The agency typically collects approximately 1,200 samples from older age-class bucks in specific management units during the nine-day firearm season. Check stations are the primary way staff collects a scientifically robust number of lymph nodes to test for the disease. The results aid in future deer management decisions.
Testing will take place in targeted regions of the state over the next several years, and Game and Parks plans to resume chronic wasting disease testing for the 2021 November firearm season.
Chronic wasting disease is prion disease that attacks the brain of infected deer and elk, eventually causing emaciation, listlessness, excessive salivation and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, no person is known to have contracted chronic wasting disease; however, hunters should cautiously handle and process deer and avoid consuming animals that test positive or look sick. Livestock and other animals not in the deer family do not appear susceptible to chronic wasting disease.
Hunters can help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease by using proper carcass disposal methods. Chronic wasting disease prions, the infectious proteins that transmit the disease, can remain viable for months or even years in the soil. Hunters should field dress animals at the place of kill, avoid spreading spinal cord or brain tissue to meat, and dispose of the head (brain), spinal column and other bones at a licensed landfill. Learn more about chronic wasting disease at http://OutdoorNebraska.gov/cwd.
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2019 Final CWD testing results
Elk and deer season testing results from the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NVDL) can be viewed below. Only positive results are shown for deer. The CWD# column on the results corresponds to the hunter’s seal number.
Download final 2019 CWD positive deer results
Download 2019 elk results
Download 2020 elk results
Nebraska Captive Cervid
FRIDAY, JANUARY 03, 2020
Nebraska November 2019 firearm season CWD TSE Prion 169 positives from 1,803 deer sampled in the Pine Ridge, Plains, Missouri, Elkhorn, Calamus East and Loup East management units
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018
Nebraska Confirms 131 Cases of CWD detected for first time in Valley, Keya Paha counties
see history Nebraska cwd Singeltary
***Nevada CWD TSE Prion
***> Nevada CWD TSE Prion, to date, has not detected CWD TSE Prion, and if you don't test in enough numbers to find cwd, cwd will find you, and by then it's much too late...tss
NEVADA 2019–2020 BIG GAME Help Prevent the Spread of C.W.D. Page 53 HUNTING GUIDE
To date, CWD has not been detected in Nevada, however, cases have been identified in eastern and central Utah. Nevada and Utah share migratory deer and elk herds; for these reasons, NDOW focuses annual surveillance efforts primarily in the eastern half of the state. Surveillance consists of collecting the brain stem and adjacent lymph nodes from hunter harvested adult deer and elk. We also collect samples from animals killed on the road or sick animals displaying symptoms consistent with CWD infection.
***New England CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023, New England CWD TSE Prion, Since sampling efforts began in 2003, no cases of CWD have been detected in Connecticut or New England.
IF you don't look enough, you don't find, CWD will find you, by then, it's too late...terry
***New Hampshire CWD TSE PRION
***> 2023 New Hampshire CWD TSE Prion, To Date, CWD is not known to be present in New Hampshire.
if you don't CWD test, you will not find, until cwd finds you, by then it's much too late...terry
Update on Chronic Wasting Disease in New Hampshire
Date: 05/03/2023 Author: nh fish and game CONTACT: Becky Fuda: (603) 271-1126 May 3, 2023
Deer with CWD Concord, NH – New Hampshire’s white-tailed deer population has once again demonstrated no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), based on monitoring data gathered during the 2022 hunting season.
CWD is a neurological disorder that is always fatal to white-tailed deer, moose, and other cervids (members of the deer family). Currently it is not believed that CWD is transmissible to humans; however, hunters are advised not to consume animals that have tested positive for CWD.
New Hampshire Fish and Game Deer Biologist Becky Fuda recently received results from a federally certified veterinary diagnostic laboratory indicating that all deer tissue samples taken during the 2022 New Hampshire fall hunting season tested negative for CWD. In 2022, Fish and Game biologists collected 385 samples from hunter-killed deer, with significant support from the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services in Concord. New Hampshire’s monitoring program is part of a nationwide effort to slow the spread of CWD. Since the monitoring program began in 2002, 7,787 deer have been tested in New Hampshire.
NH Fish and Game is asking hunters to do their part in the effort to keep the state CWD-free by not using natural urine-based deer lures and following state restrictions on importing carcasses from CWD-positive jurisdictions.
Don’t Use Urine-Based Lures
“While it is good news that New Hampshire remains CWD-free, we are asking hunters to help our herd by not using natural urine-based deer lures when hunting, because these products can potentially spread CWD,” said Fuda. Fish and Game recommends that hunters instead choose from among the many effective synthetic lures available on the market today.
The heart of the problem is that CWD is transmitted by an abnormal protein, also known as a prion. These abnormal proteins are very stable and may persist in the environment for several years, posing a risk to animals that come into contact with them. While most hunters use small amounts of these lures, continued application can have cumulative effects over time.
Studies have shown these prions are found in nervous system tissue, lymph nodes, saliva, urine, and feces, among other places. Urine for natural lures is collected from captive deer facilities outside of New Hampshire, many of which are located in states where CWD is present. In many cases, urine is collected from animals held in pens over grates, where a mixture of urine, feces, and saliva accumulates. The liquid portion is then strained out.
“Deer urine is not a regulated industry or product, and these lures do not undergo any quality control or treatment that might inactivate or kill disease-causing agents,” said Fuda.
Because of these risk factors, Fish and Game strongly discourages the use of natural urine-based deer lures while hunting. Several states and Canadian provinces have already banned the use and possession of natural urine-based lures. Further, evidence suggests lures are not as effective as marketing campaigns would make hunters believe. A survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission found that hunters who used urine lures were no more successful in harvesting a deer than hunters who did not. A study from Austin State University found urine lures were no more effective at attracting deer than other non-hunting scents. The researchers put trail cameras on “mock deer scrapes” and monitored visitations by deer. They found no difference in the number of bucks that visited scrapes treated with urine lures vs. those treated with human urine or new car scent. They concluded that the scrape was a visual attractant and the scent was merely a curiosity factor for the deer.
CWD Spread
Chronic wasting disease was first identified in 1967 and remained isolated in Colorado and Wyoming for almost three decades. Since then, CWD has spread within the US and internationally, and has been found as far east as New York and Quebec, bringing the disease far closer to New Hampshire’s borders. To date, CWD has been detected in wild or captive deer in a total of 30 states and 5 Canadian provinces as well as in South Korea, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
Hunter-Killed Carcass Import Restrictions
Hunters who make hunting trips to CWD-positive jurisdictions are reminded that they must follow the mandatory regulations on bringing home deer, elk, moose, or other cervid carcasses to help keep New Hampshire CWD-free. You may legally bring back ONLY deboned meat, antlers, upper canine teeth, hides or capes with no part of the head attached, and finished taxidermy mounts. Antlers attached to skull caps or canine teeth must have all soft tissue removed.
Help our herd. To see a map of CWD-positive jurisdictions and find web resources about how you can help keep New Hampshire CWD-free, visit http://www.wildnh.com/wildlife/cwd/index.html
***New Jersey CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 New Jersey CWD TSE Prion, to date, Surveys of New Jersey deer harvested in several deer seasons have found no evidence of the disease.
you don't CWD test enough, you don't find, CWD will find you...tss
Update on Chronic Wasting Disease in New Hampshire Date: 05/03/2023
Author: nhfishandgame CONTACT: Becky Fuda: (603) 271-1126 May 3, 2023
Deer with CWD Concord, NH – New Hampshire’s white-tailed deer population has once again demonstrated no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), based on monitoring data gathered during the 2022 hunting season.
CWD is a neurological disorder that is always fatal to white-tailed deer, moose, and other cervids (members of the deer family). Currently it is not believed that CWD is transmissible to humans; however, hunters are advised not to consume animals that have tested positive for CWD.
New Hampshire Fish and Game Deer Biologist Becky Fuda recently received results from a federally certified veterinary diagnostic laboratory indicating that all deer tissue samples taken during the 2022 New Hampshire fall hunting season tested negative for CWD. In 2022, Fish and Game biologists collected 385 samples from hunter-killed deer, with significant support from the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services in Concord. New Hampshire’s monitoring program is part of a nationwide effort to slow the spread of CWD. Since the monitoring program began in 2002, 7,787 deer have been tested in New Hampshire.
NH Fish and Game is asking hunters to do their part in the effort to keep the state CWD-free by not using natural urine-based deer lures and following state restrictions on importing carcasses from CWD-positive jurisdictions.
Don’t Use Urine-Based Lures
“While it is good news that New Hampshire remains CWD-free, we are asking hunters to help our herd by not using natural urine-based deer lures when hunting, because these products can potentially spread CWD,” said Fuda. Fish and Game recommends that hunters instead choose from among the many effective synthetic lures available on the market today.
The heart of the problem is that CWD is transmitted by an abnormal protein, also known as a prion. These abnormal proteins are very stable and may persist in the environment for several years, posing a risk to animals that come into contact with them. While most hunters use small amounts of these lures, continued application can have cumulative effects over time.
Studies have shown these prions are found in nervous system tissue, lymph nodes, saliva, urine, and feces, among other places. Urine for natural lures is collected from captive deer facilities outside of New Hampshire, many of which are located in states where CWD is present. In many cases, urine is collected from animals held in pens over grates, where a mixture of urine, feces, and saliva accumulates. The liquid portion is then strained out.
“Deer urine is not a regulated industry or product, and these lures do not undergo any quality control or treatment that might inactivate or kill disease-causing agents,” said Fuda.
Because of these risk factors, Fish and Game strongly discourages the use of natural urine-based deer lures while hunting. Several states and Canadian provinces have already banned the use and possession of natural urine-based lures. Further, evidence suggests lures are not as effective as marketing campaigns would make hunters believe. A survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission found that hunters who used urine lures were no more successful in harvesting a deer than hunters who did not. A study from Austin State University found urine lures were no more effective at attracting deer than other non-hunting scents. The researchers put trail cameras on “mock deer scrapes” and monitored visitations by deer. They found no difference in the number of bucks that visited scrapes treated with urine lures vs. those treated with human urine or new car scent. They concluded that the scrape was a visual attractant and the scent was merely a curiosity factor for the deer.
CWD Spread
Chronic wasting disease was first identified in 1967 and remained isolated in Colorado and Wyoming for almost three decades. Since then, CWD has spread within the US and internationally, and has been found as far east as New York and Quebec, bringing the disease far closer to New Hampshire’s borders. To date, CWD has been detected in wild or captive deer in a total of 30 states and 5 Canadian provinces as well as in South Korea, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
Hunter-Killed Carcass Import Restrictions
Hunters who make hunting trips to CWD-positive jurisdictions are reminded that they must follow the mandatory regulations on bringing home deer, elk, moose, or other cervid carcasses to help keep New Hampshire CWD-free. You may legally bring back ONLY deboned meat, antlers, upper canine teeth, hides or capes with no part of the head attached, and finished taxidermy mounts. Antlers attached to skull caps or canine teeth must have all soft tissue removed.
Help our herd. To see a map of CWD-positive jurisdictions and find web resources about how you can help keep New Hampshire CWD-free, visit www.wildnh.com/wildlife/cwd/index.html.
NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife
Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics
2019-2020 CWD Survey
Retropharyngeal lymph node samples were collected from 1,091 hunter-killed deer from 6 participating butchers as part of the 2019-2020 statewide CWD surveillance effort. Of the hunter harvested deer 54% were female, 46% were male, 3 were not recorded (Table 1; Figures 3 and 4). In addition to hunter killed deer, 8 wild white-tailed deer, 6 males and 2 females, with clinical signs were opportunistically tested for CWD throughout the year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020). In total 1,099 wild white-tailed deer were sampled in this survey bringing the current total of wild deer sampled in New Jersey from 1997-2020 to 9,129.
The top three DMZ’s sampled this year included Zone 12 with 191 samples, Zone 8 with 125 samples, and Zone 14 with 65 samples (Table 2). Of the 21 counties, Hunterdon with 298, Somerset with 158 and Burlington with 111, had the largest sample sizes (Figure 2). Hudson County was the only county not represented. Figure 2 shows the number of deer sampled this season based on county and DMZ. The age of deer is an important consideration for CWD surveillance since older individuals more are more likely to be infected due to the long incubation period of the CWD prion. Fawns, or deer less than 1.5 years old, were not sampled. In order to consider age in the survey, deer were given scores from 1 to 3 for age groups 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5 respectively. In this year’s survey 27% had an age-weighted score of 1, 38% had an age-weighted score of 2, 35% had an age-weighted score of 3, and 16 were not recorded. These age-weighted scores are shown by county in Figure 1. The top 3 counties with the most deer with scores of 3 included Hunterdon with 109, Somerset with 69, and Burlington with 34.
A total of 2 captive deer, including a male Sika deer and a female elk, were collected for CWD testing statewide. This brings the total number of captive deer tested in NJ since 1997 to 151 white-tailed deer, 7 elk, 2 reindeer, 4 red deer, 1 sika deer and 3 axis deer, all of which tested negative. This year, no deer harvested out of state were tested.
Table 1: Breakdown of Total Deer Sampled by County and Sex
***New Mexico CWD TSE Prion
(2020, New Mexico, to date, has detected 58 cases of CWD, and imo that figure might be low, considering...tss)
***> 2023 New Mexico CWD Positives, To Date, the cumulative number of positive CWD tests is 26, and of those, 4 were harvested elk.
I'm still not feeling good about CWD surveillance and reporting of both Wild and Captive Cervid in New Mexico. The CWD data on surveillance cwd totals to date both wild and captive are hard to find, the page is outdated, only showing results for 2002-2016. what is so hard about posting the total CWD positive captive deer and the total CWD positive wild deer, by year, since discovery?...terry
New Mexico Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed February 2022
NM528 28 x552857 Detected
NM530 28 1541x22, 3927798 Detected
https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Results-02_02_2022.pdf
2002 to 2016 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed in 58 Cases in New Mexico...
as you can see here, CWD Stats NM woefully outdated, 2002 to 2016;
https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/
https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/
2023 CWD New Mexico Testing
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022
New Mexico Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed February 2022
NM528 28 x552857 Detected
NM530 28 1541x22, 3927798 Detected
https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Results-02_02_2022.pdf
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021
New Mexico CWD TEST RESULTS: 1/19/2021 update
NM18-290 28 3418801 Detected
NM18-293 28 3446090 Detected
NM475 29 3460171 Detected
NM518 28 3464748 Detected
NM515 28 3500214 Detected
NM778 34 3510401 Detected
https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Results-01_19_2021.pdf
2002 to 2016 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed in 58 Cases in New Mexico...
From: TSS
Subject: CWD TWO NEW CASES NEAR WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE NEW MEXICO
Date: June 27, 2005 at 4:43 pm PST
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Contact: Dan Williams, (505) 476-8004
dan.williams@state.nm.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JUNE 24, 2005:
TWO MULE DEER TEST POSITIVE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
ANGLER LANDS STATE RECORD BLUE CATFISH AT ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE
TWO MULE DEER TEST POSITIVE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
SANTA FE – Two mule deer captured in the Organ Mountains as part of an ongoing research project near White Sands Missile Range have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that attacks the brains of infected deer and elk, the Department of Game and Fish announced.
The number of confirmed CWD cases in New Mexico now stands at 11 since 2002, when the disease was first confirmed in a deer found near the eastern foothills of the Organ Mountains.
All 11 CWD-infected deer were found in the same general area of southern New Mexico.
The origin of the disease in New Mexico remains unknown.
The carcasses of the infected deer will be incinerated, said Kerry Mower, the Department’s lead wildlife disease biologist.
Chronic wasting disease causes animals to become emaciated, display abnormal behavior, lose bodily functions and die.
The disease has been found in wild deer and elk, and in captive deer and elk, in eight states and two Canadian provinces.
There currently is no evidence of CWD being transmitted to humans or livestock.
Mower said the most recent CWD-positive deer showed no obvious physical signs of having the disease.
They were captured in April 2005 and tested as part of a 3-year-old research project studying deer population dynamics in southern New Mexico.
More than 140 deer have been captured alive and tested for the study, in which researchers hope to find the cause of a 10-year decline in the area deer population.
Study participants include the Department of Game and Fish, the U.S. Army at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey at New Mexico State University, and San Andres National Wildlife Refuge.
Hunters can assist the Department in its CWD research and prevention efforts by bringing their fresh, legally harvested deer or elk head to an area office, where officers will remove the brain stem for testing. Participants will be eligible for drawings for an oryx hunt on White Sands Missile Range and a trophy elk hunt on the Valle Vidal. For more information about the drawing and chronic wasting disease, visit the Department web site at
www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
SEE MAP ;
New Mexico Captive Deer
Greetings list members,
I am deeply concerned with these CWD mad deer so close to the Texas border. WHAT keeps them from crossing the border to Texas ??? IF these illegal aliens can so easily cross our borders, why not these infected deer? maybe we should get these minute men to start watching for mad deer coming in to Texas from New Mexico.
I mentioned my concerns several other times before;
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Subject: Current status of CWD testing in Texas
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 09:09:47 -0500
From: "kschwaus"
To:
Mr. Singeltary,
I was asked to provide you with the following information. If you have any other questions regarding CWD sampling in Texas, please do not hesitate to give me a call. My office number is below.
Below I have included a chart showing CWD samples that have been tested since the fall of 2002 through the present at the eco-region level. The second chart shows the totals on a given year. The unknown location samples come from private individuals sending in samples directly to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab (TVMDL). Due to the confidentiality laws that the TVMDL operates under, they are unable to provide TPWD with the location of those samples.
Region Population Estimate
Sampling from Fall 2002 to Present
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I would like to thank Kevin and TPWD for there prompt reply with updated data.
I am still concerned about the Texas, New Mexico border and New Mexico's apparent lack of CWD testing updates. Makes one wonder about there CWD testing program. NO report/reply back from New Mexico about there CWD testing update yet. ...
TSS
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MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022
New Mexico Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed February 2022
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021
New Mexico CWD TEST RESULTS 1/19/2021 update
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2019
New Mexico Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Update 2018-2019?
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2018
New Mexico Bans All Live Cervid Importation Due To CWD TSE Prion still NO Final 2017 Positives Update for N.M.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2017
New Mexico Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Figures 2016 - 2017 Update ???
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
New Mexico CWD confirmed in 5 McGregor Range deer during the 2015-16 hunting season
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Cases Confirmed In New Mexico 2013 and 2014 UPDATE 2015
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
New Mexico DGF EXPANDS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONTROL AREAS, while Texas flounder
Monday, March 26, 2012
3 CASES OF CWD FOUND NEW MEXICO MULE DEER SEVERAL MILES FROM TEXAS BORDER
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2009
CWD NEW MEXICO SPREADING SOUTH TO TEXAS 2009
***New York CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 New York State CWD TSE Prion, To Date, More than 49,000 wild white-tailed deer have been tested statewide since 2002 with no new cases of the disease being discovered in New York State since 2005.
New York CWD 2023-CWD is not currently known to be in New York???
makes me wonder about New York State CWD statistics and surveillance as a whole now, and if you don't test enough, you will not find...terry
2005-New York, to date, CWD TSE Prion has been detected in 5 captive cervid and 2 wild cervid...tss
NEW YORK STATE Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal disease found in deer, elk, and moose that poses a serious threat to wild populations. Consequently, it has the potential to impact all the benefits associated with deer and moose in New York: enjoyment of watching healthy animals; hunting traditions and sustainable use of venison; and economic benefits derived from big game hunting. CWD is not currently known to be in New York.
New York, to date, CWD TSE Prion has been detected in 5 captive cervid and 2 wild cervid...tss
In spring 2005, CWD was first detected in New York in a captive deer herd in Oneida County.
A second infected deer was discovered in a nearby captive herd within days of the index case.
Deer had been exchanged between the two herds. Both herds were depopulated and indemnification was paid by DEC.
Five captive deer tested positive for CWD.
The index herd also had a taxidermy studio and engaged in the rehabilitation of white-tailed deer; deer may have been exposed to CWD via improperly handled taxidermy waste (salt).
Immediate intensive sampling efforts began in a 10-mile radius “containment area” around those herds.
Two wild deer tested positive for CWD during that sampling effort.
Emergency regulations were subsequently enacted, which included: ...snip...see full report;
New York State Interagency CWD Risk Minimization Plan
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish and Wildlife
Prepared February 2018
SECOND CASE OF CWD FOUND IN ONEIDA COUNTY DEER
State's Trace Back Finds Second Positive CWD in Herd Directly Linked to Index Herd
*** NOTE TO REPORTERS: There will be an 11:00 am press conference call with State officials from the Departments of Agriculture & Markets and Environmental Conservation to answer any questions regarding todays announcement. To participate in the call, reporters should call 1-866-814-1918. Please be prepared to provide the operator with the conference ID# 682688 and conference name CWD.
A second positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York State has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer from a captive herd in Oneida County that is directly linked to the herd where a white-tailed doe was found positive for CWD earlier this week.
CWD is a transmissible disease that affects the brain and central nervous system of deer and elk. There is no evidence that CWD is linked to disease in humans or domestic livestock other than deer and elk.
During the investigation of the States first case of CWD this week, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets found that one of the herds associated with the index animal had recently sent a sample to the States Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to be tested for CWD. The sample was collected and sent for testing as part of the States mandatory CWD surveillance and testing protocols.
The positive sample was from a two and a half year old white-tailed deer that died from aspiration pneumonia, which is often but not exclusively associated with CWD. Due to the direct association with the index herd, the Department expedited the testing procedure by re-routing the sample to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, which late yesterday found the sample to be positive for CWD.
Two days ago, the New York State Departments of Agriculture and Markets, and Environmental Conservation announced the States first case of CWD, found in a six-year old white-tailed doe from a captive herd in Oneida County. The deer was sampled as part of the States Enhanced CWD Surveillance and Monitoring Program.
Currently, the index herd and the six other associated herds including the second positive herd are under quarantine. All animals remaining in the index herd and the herd with the second confirmed positive herd will be depopulated and tested for CWD. The investigation to determine the source of the infection is ongoing.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets will continue to seek any susceptible deer that came into contact with either herd and to assess the health and environmental risks associated with such establishments.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will continue to conduct intensive monitoring of the wild deer population surrounding the two positive herds to determine if CWD has spread to wild deer.
CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of deer and elk. Scientific and epidemiological research into CWD is ongoing. To date, research shows that the disease is typified by chronic weight loss, is always fatal, and is transmissible between susceptible species. CWD has only been found in members of the deer family in North America, which include white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose.
More information and the transcript of Thursdays press conference regarding the first positive case of CWD in New York State can be found at the Department of Agriculture and Markets’ website at www.agmkt.state.ny.us or at the Department of Environmental Conservations website at www.dec.state.ny.us .
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DEC began CWD monitoring efforts in 2002, but intensified the effort in 2005 after CWD was confirmed in both captive and wild deer in Oneida County – the first incidents of the disease in New York State. Since that time, DEC has tested over 40,000 deer statewide with no additional cases being discovered, until now.
New York State Interagency
Chronic Wasting Disease
Response Plan 2015-2025
New York State Interagency CWD Risk Minimization Plan
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The Oneida County CWD outbreak in 2005 was at a captive deer facility where the owner mixed taxidermy and deer rehabilitation activities together so NY has taken steps to limit co-occurrence of these activities. This captive facility was designated as Special Purpose (Monitored) and conducted required testing. The subsequent epidemiological investigation revealed CWD-positive animals in the facility and in the wild.
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*From publication of the new rule (Oct. 15, 2013) forward, all new CWD-certified herds will be required to have a restraint system.
Why are deer carcasses and parts a risk for CWD entry?
Prions are found throughout the body, but are in higher concentrations in specific tissues, such as the brain, spinal cord, tonsils, lymph nodes, spleen, and intestinal tract (Williams 2005). Disposal of deer carcasses by hunters is not easily regulated in New York. A deer carcass that is disposed of on the landscape where it is available to scavengers and wild deer presents a risk because prions are not easily degraded and can remain viable for an undetermined amount of time [>16 years for scrapie prions (Georgsson et al. 2006)]. Prions bind to soil particles and remain infectious and prions can be taken up by plants (Pritzkow et al. 2015). Scavengers may transport prions in feces (VerCauteren et al. 2012, Nichols et al. 2015). A minimum of 54,000 deer are taken to taxidermists and processors each year in New York and of those, an estimated 3-5% (>2000) are deer harvested from outside the state. When conducting a 2012 survey of deer hunting businesses in the state, DEC biologists found that many deer processors and taxidermists were unaware that DEC’s solid waste regulations applied to their businesses for waste disposal (Appendix V). For disposal, 50% of businesses used a landfill, 25% used rendering services exclusively, and 15% indicated they composted, used a pit, or otherwise left carcasses on the landscape where they could be encountered by wild deer and present a risk of disease transmission to wild deer. The remaining 10% used a variety of methods, with <1% choosing incineration. Our concern is that 25% of businesses (those not using landfills or rendering) were disposing of waste with a method that made prions directly available to wild deer.
Is CWD in New York State? CWD was discovered in two captive deer facilities in New York in 2005 and subsequently in two wild whitetailed deer nearby. Intensive annual surveillance has not identified any additional cases in that area or in the rest of the state. Keeping CWD out of New York is a priority for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAM).
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018
New York Status Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion History To Date
SATURDAY, AUGUST 05, 2017
CWD PLAN Singeltary Submission Comment New York State DEC
Greetings New York State DEC, and Honorable Team Members et al,
i wish to kindly submit comments on your CWD Plan. my comments will follow a snip of your request for comments page CWD Risk Minimization Plan. please take my submission very seriously, and please read over the most updated science on the CWD TSE Prion, and i have included the most recent data on Prion 2017 Conference with video url link. i only wish, ...
***North Carolina CWD TSE Prion
(2020-North Carolina, to date, At the time of this printing, CWD has NOT been confirmed in North Carolina)
***> 2023 North Carolina CWD TSE Prion, To Date, 12 Cases.
North Carolina Wildlife Agency Confirms First Case of CWD in Franklin County
Wildlife Agency Confirms First Case of CWD in Franklin County, North Carolina
21 November 2023
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) confirms a 2.5-year-old female white-tailed deer harvested in Franklin County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The deer was hunter-harvested during firearms season and represents the first detection of the disease in Franklin County.
CWD is transmissible to other deer and spreads through infected saliva, urine and feces of live deer and the movement of infected deer carcasses and carcass parts. During early stages of infection, deer may appear healthy, therefore, NCWRC stresses to hunters the importance of taking precautions when transporting or disposing of deer carcasses as this may lead to moving CWD to new locations.
NCWRC is collecting important data related to the distribution of the disease, due primarily to the cooperation of hunters who have submitted samples for testing of the disease. NCWRC’s Wildlife Management Division Chief, Brad Howard, said this new detection in yet another county further from the initial detections is disappointing, but illustrates that efforts to determine the extent of the disease in North Carolina are working.
“I want to point out that this detection in Franklin County, along with the last two unexpected CWD positive cases we detected in Johnston and Cumberland counties, doesn’t necessarily mean that CWD is spreading rapidly across the state,” says Howard “More likely it means that all the sample submissions we are getting from hunters is really helping to find the places where CWD has already gotten a foothold in the state. It’s likely that it’s been in these places for a few years and had not been detected. I’d rather CWD not be here at all, but if it is here, I’m glad we are finding out about it as soon as possible. My hat’s off to all the cooperating hunters, cervid health cooperators, and the hard work of all our employees in the field.”
“As we continue to find the disease in new counties, hunters should be aware that CWD could be anywhere. We need to continue to test as many hunter-harvested deer as possible to determine the distribution of CWD in our state,” said Howard. “It is also essential that we understand how important it is to safely dispose of deer carcasses. Deer hunters must be vigilant and mindful of carcass disposal. The last thing we want to do is inadvertently move it to yet another new location. We continue to stress don’t give it a ride.”
Howard confirmed that the current Surveillance Areas in the northwest and southeast portions of the state will remain unchanged.
“Franklin County will become a primary county, but not until next year. As with the detection earlier this season in Johnston County, the realities of establishing rules and ensuring hunters are aware of the changes during an open hunting season are challenging, therefore the rules will not change this season for Franklin County,” said Howard. Hunters should still be mindful of this new confirmed detection and follow NCWRC’s carcass transportation and disposal guidelines to prevent the potential spread of the disease to other locations. NCWRC also recommends hunters submit deer harvested in Franklin and surrounding counties for testing. Hunters can use NCWRC’s interactive map for information on testing locations. Additional locations will be added to the map throughout the hunting season.
NCWRC recommends that whole deer carcasses and high-risk carcass parts remain in Franklin County or be taken to a processor or taxidermist participating in the NCWRC’s Cervid Health Cooperator Program for proper carcass disposal and test submission. Hunters should follow one of the following disposal methods if not taken to a Cervid Health Cooperator:
Bury the deer remains where you harvest the animal when possible.
Double bag deer remains for disposal at the closest landfill.
Leave the deer remains on the ground where the animal was harvested.
Low-risk carcass parts, including boned-out meat, caped hides, antlers and cleaned skulls, cleaned jawbones and teeth, and finished taxidermy products are safe for transportation to areas outside of Franklin County.
To learn more about CWD and NCWRC’s response, visit ncwildlife.org/CWD and visit ncwildlife.org.
About the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Since 1947, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has been dedicated to the conservation and sustainability of the state’s fish and wildlife resources through research, scientific management, wise use and public input. The Commission is the state regulatory agency responsible for the enforcement of fishing, hunting, trapping and boating laws and provides programs and opportunities for wildlife-related educational, recreational and sporting activities.
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Wildlife Agency Confirms First Case of CWD in Johnston County, North Carolina
13 October 2023
Wildlife Agency Confirms First Case of CWD in Johnston County, North Carolina
The Wildlife Commission has confirmed the first case of a CWD-positive deer in Johnston County.
RALEIGH, NC (October 13, 2023) – The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) confirms a 3 1/2-year-old female white-tailed deer harvested in Johnston County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The deer was hunter-harvested during archery season and represents the first detection of the disease in Johnston County since the state’s first recorded case of CWD in March 2022.
CWD is highly transmissible to other deer. It spreads through infected saliva, urine and feces of live deer and the movement of deer carcasses and carcass parts. During early stages of infection, deer may appear healthy, therefore, NCWRC stresses to hunters the importance of taking precautions when transporting or disposing of deer carcasses as this may lead to moving CWD to new locations.
NCWRC’s Wildlife Management Division Chief, Brad Howard, said, although a new detection in yet another county is disappointing, it illustrates that efforts to determine the extent of the disease in North Carolina are working, including the cooperation from hunters who have submitted samples for testing of the disease.
“Now more than ever we need the cooperation of sportsmen and sportswomen. We need to continue to test as many hunter-harvested deer as possible to determine the distribution of CWD in our state and how many deer are infected,” said Howard. “It is also essential that we understand how important it is to safely dispose of deer carcasses. Deer hunters must be vigilant and mindful of carcass disposal. The last thing we want to do is inadvertently move it to a new location. We continue to stress to "don't give it a ride."
Howard confirmed that the current Surveillance Areas in the northwest and southeast portions of the state will remain unchanged.
“Johnston County will become a primary county. However, the realities of establishing rules and ensuring hunters are aware of the changes during an open hunting season are challenging, and so the rules will not change for this season for Johnston County,” said Howard. Hunters should still be mindful of this new confirmed detection and follow NCWRC’s carcass transportation and disposal guidelines to prevent the potential spread of the disease to other locations. NCWRC also recommends hunters submit deer harvested in Johnston and surrounding counties for testing. Hunters can use NCWRC’s interactive map for information on testing locations. Additional locations will be added to the map throughout the hunting season.
NCWRC recommends that whole deer carcasses and high-risk carcass parts remain in Johnston County or be taken to a processor or taxidermist participating in the NCWRC’s Cervid Health Cooperator Program in an adjacent county for proper carcass disposal and test submission. Hunters should follow one of the following disposal methods if not taken to a Cervid Health Cooperator:
Bury the deer remains where you harvest the animal when possible. Double bag deer remains for disposal at the closest landfill. Leave the deer remains on the ground where the animal was harvested. Low-risk carcass parts, including boned-out meat, caped hides, antlers and cleaned skulls, cleaned jawbones and teeth, and finished taxidermy products are safe for transportation to areas outside of Johnston County.
To learn more about CWD and NCWRC’s response, visit ncwildlife.org/CWD.
North Carolina Wildlife Commission Announces First Chronic Wasting Disease CWD-Positive TSE PrP Deer
Wildlife Commission Announces First CWD-Positive Deer in North Carolina
Agency officials confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease found in Yadkin County
31 March 2022Number of views: 1
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 31, 2022) – Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in North Carolina’s deer herd and was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.
The deer was harvested in northern Yadkin County in December 2021. The sample was sent in by a taxidermist through a cooperator program established by the Wildlife Commission. Wildlife Commission staff ramped up testing this past season and collected over 7,200 samples from cooperators and hunters due to the discovery of a CWD-positive deer 33 miles away from the North Carolina border last year in Montgomery County, Virginia.
“We are appreciative of all the cooperating taxidermists, meat processors and hunters that have helped us with our CWD surveillance,” said Brad Howard, chief of Wildlife Commission’s Wildlife Management Division. “Their diligence helped us to detect the presence of CWD now, which is much better than if the disease had gone undetected. Now that we know the disease is in North Carolina we will implement our CWD Response Plan to help slow the spread of CWD while preserving our deer herd and deer hunting tradition.”
While there has been only one confirmed positive to date, the Wildlife Commission continues to receive results from this year’s testing. At this time, the agency has received results from 60% (4,287) of all samples submitted, and 76% (626) of results from a four-county focal area (Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, and Rockingham) that was initiated because of the 2021 Virginia CWD-positive deer.
Now that a positive detection has been verified, agency staff will continue to follow the CWD Response Plan
in collaboration with the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Science, and will continue to share the agency’s next steps with the public through multiple communication channels. An out-of-cycle meeting with Commissioners will be held on April 7, and public meetings in the impacted area will be announced as they are scheduled.
“Although the detection of CWD is bad news, we have been preparing for this possibility for decades. Our long-term goal is to protect our deer herd and our deer hunting culture. Achieving that goal means we must work with our constituents to implement our response plan and refine our long-term management strategy,” said Howard. “We’ve been in contact with wildlife professionals in other states that are already CWD-positive to learn from their experiences. Adapting to CWD is going to be a challenge for everyone, but I’m confident that our staff and North Carolina deer hunters can do it.”
Continued testing is imperative because it’s nearly impossible to tell if a deer has CWD by observation. Signs of illness may not be apparent for 16 months or more after infection. The slow incubation period, ease of transmission, and the fact that there is no vaccine, treatment or cure make CWD a looming threat to the state’s white-tailed deer population and deer hunting traditions. Given enough time, the disease is always fatal.
CWD is caused by abnormal proteins, called prions, that slowly spread through a deer’s nervous system, eventually causing spongy holes in the brain that lead to death. The disease is spread between deer through direct contact and environmental contamination from infected saliva, urine and feces of live deer or carcasses and body parts.
For more information about CWD, including answers to frequently asked questions, visit ncwildlife.org/CWD and get to KNOW CWD through this 5 minute video released by the Wildlife Commission.
Media Contact: Fairley Mahlum
fairley.mahlum@ncwildlife.org
919-817-6820
Saturday, September 20, 2014
*** North Carolina Captive cervid licenses and permits Senate Bill 744 Singeltary Submission
Description The proposed changes to 15A NACA 10H .0301 would allow the Commission to issue new captivity licenses and permits for the purpose of holding cervids in captivity and allow certified herd owners to sell or transfer cervids to any licensed facility. Also, mandatory testing for CWD will be raised from all cervids that die at age 6 months or older to all cervids that die at age 12 months or older.
North Carolina Captive cervid licenses and permits Senate Bill 744 Singeltary Submission
*** p.s. please add this to my submission, very important information...
Saturday, September 20, 2014
*** North Carolina Captive cervid licenses and permits Senate Bill 744 Singeltary Submission
Description The proposed changes to 15A NACA 10H .0301 would allow the Commission to issue new captivity licenses and permits for the purpose of holding cervids in captivity and allow certified herd owners to sell or transfer cervids to any licensed facility. Also, mandatory testing for CWD will be raised from all cervids that die at age 6 months or older to all cervids that die at age 12 months or older.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
*** North Carolina Captive cervid licenses and permits Senate Bill 744 Singeltary Submission
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2023
North Carolina Wildlife Agency Confirms First Case of CWD in Franklin County
***North Dakota CWD TSE Prion
(2020-North Dakota, to date, CWD has been detected in 26 cervid (personal communication Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department...November 23, 2020).
***> 2023 North Dakota CWD TSE Prion TOTAL TO DATE, i had to write to find out;
Your number was correct. CWD had been confirmed in 94 deer through 2022. Surveillance results are still pending for 2023, so look for an updated number in a month or two.
cwd prevelance, starting at about the 10 minute mark here;
A total of 24 deer harvested in 2022-23 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, with CWD being detected for the first time in four hunting units (3A3, 3E1, 3F1 and 4F). From the 2022 hunter-harvested surveillance, CWD positive deer were also detected in 3A1 (eight mule deer), 3A3 (one mule deer), 3B1 (one mule deer), 3E1 (one mule deer), 3E2 (one mule deer), 3F1 (one mule deer), 3F2 (seven mule deer and one white-tailed deer), 4B (two mule deer) and 4F (one mule deer).
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023
North Dakota reported 24 deer from the 2022 hunting season tested positive North Dakota reported 24 deer from the 2022 hunting season tested positive
CWD Test Results
Mon, 03/13/2023
With most chronic wasting disease testing completed, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reported 24 deer from the 2022 hunting season tested positive.
Eight deer were from hunting unit 3F2; eight from unit 3A1; two from unit 4B; and one from units 3B1 and 3E2. Single positive deer were also found in four new units – 3A3, 3E1, 3F1 and 4F – where the disease had not been previously detected.
Wildlife division chief Casey Anderson said the department is encouraged the number of cases was on par with results from the 2021 hunting season when 26 cases were found.
“While we certainly wish the number was zero, this stable trend is a good thing and supports our current management approach,” he said.
CWD is a fatal disease of deer, moose and elk that remains on the landscape and can cause long-term population impacts as infection rates climb. The 2022 results come while the state legislature considers a bill that would strip the Game and Fish Department’s ability to restrict baiting as a means to combat CWD.
“Baiting restrictions are one of only a few tools the department has to try to slow down how fast CWD spreads,” said Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian. “Artificially concentrating deer from August through November puts more animals in contact with each other and each other’s bodily fluids. That’s a lot of unnecessary risk that’s hard to justify in areas where CWD has been detected.”
CWD forces Game and Fish to make tough decisions that leave some folks unhappy, Anderson said.
“That said, the department is charged with protecting the health of the deer herd for current and future use,” he said. “It’d be irresponsible of us to ignore the serious threat CWD poses, and we hope to have every tool available to do our job. Unfortunately, with CWD, we don’t get a redo.”
Confirmed cases included 22 hunter harvested mule deer; one harvested white-tailed deer; and one mule deer hit by a vehicle. The estimated infection rates among mule deer were 4.9% in unit 3F2 and 9.8% in unit 3A1. Only 4.4% of hunters submitted heads for testing in units where the department focused its surveillance efforts.
Game and Fish will use its 2022 surveillance data to guide its CWD management strategy moving forward. More information about CWD can be found by visiting the department’s website, gf.nd.gov.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department reports 26 deer tested positive during the 2021 hunting season
CWD Test Results
Wed, 02/23/2022
With most chronic wasting disease testing completed, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reports 26 deer tested positive during the 2021 hunting season.
Fourteen were from hunting unit 3F2, eight from unit 3A1, and one was found in unit 3B1. Single positive deer were also found in three units (3C, 3D1 and 3E2) where the disease had not been previously detected.
CWD is a fatal disease of deer, moose and elk that can cause long-term population declines as infection rates climb.
The estimated infection rates in unit 3F2 were 4.9% in mule deer and 3% in whitetail deer. In unit 3A1, the estimated infection rate in mule deer was 6.9%. Approximately 4.9% of hunters turned in heads for testing in units where the Department was focusing surveillance efforts.
Game and Fish will use its 2021 surveillance data to guide its CWD management strategy moving forward. More information about CWD can be found at gf.nd.gov/cwd.
FEBRUARY 2020 NUMBER 7 VOLUME LXXXII
Eight deer taken during the 2019 North Dakota deer gun season tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
All were antlered deer taken from areas previously known to have CWD – six from unit 3F2 and two from 3A1. Bahnson said six of the eight were mule deer, with two whitetails from unit 3F2. CWD was not detected in any deer harvested in the eastern portion of the state where hunterharvested surveillance was conducted last fall. In addition, no elk or moose tested positive.
“Only about 15% of hunters submit heads for testing in units where CWD has been found, so the infection rate is more meaningful than the raw number of positive animals found,” Bahnson said. “Approximately 3% of harvested mule deer were infected with CWD in unit 3F2, and roughly 2% in unit 3A1. Our infection rate in whitetails in 3F2 was about 1%.
“Overall,” he continued, “we could probably live with these current infection rates long-term, but they suggest an upward trend and we’ve certainly seen an expansion in the known distribution of the disease. We need to continue to try to limit the spread within our herds as best as we can.”
CWD is a fatal disease of deer, moose and elk that can cause long-term population declines if left unchecked.
Bahnson said the eight positive deer put the total at 11 detected since September 1. As previously reported, two mule deer taken in September tested positive for CWD – one was harvested during the archery season from deer gun unit 4B, and one during the youth season in unit 3A1. CWD was also detected in a whitetailed deer from unit 3F2 that was euthanized in December following a report from the public that it appeared sick and was displaying erratic behavior.
Game and Fish will use its 2019 surveillance data to guide its CWD management strategy moving forward. More information about CWD is available on the Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov/cwd.
Taking aim at chronic wasting disease: Fatal deer disease a focus as rifle hunting season approaches
Written By: Brad Dokken | Nov 4th 2019 - 8am.
To date, 17 deer – all wild – have tested positive for CWD in North Dakota, Bahnson said. First detected in 2009 in south-central North Dakota, CWD in the past year has been found in northwest North Dakota and, most recently, McKenzie County in the North Dakota Badlands, where a mule deer buck shot with a bow in September in hunting Unit 4B tested positive.
The deer in 4B was tested as part of a routine sampling effort. A second mule deer buck taken during the September youth season in Unit 3A1 in Divide County also tested positive.
Both deer appeared perfectly healthy, Bahnson said. That’s been the case with most of the nearly 30,000 deer Game and Fish has tested since it began sampling for the disease in 2002, he said.
Deer found near Williston tests positive for CWD
Written By: Forum staff reports | Mar 19th 2019 - 2pm.
BISMARCK — A white-tailed deer found dead just south of Williston in late February has been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
The find means CWD is much farther south than previously thought, officials said.
CWD is a fatal disease of deer, moose and elk that can cause long-term population declines if left unchecked. Since 2009, 14 other deer have tested positive for CWD in North Dakota; 13 from Grant and Sioux counties in hunting unit 3F2 in the southwest, and the other taken last fall from the northwest in Divide County.
The deer found near Williston is the first documented case of a mortality due to CWD in North Dakota. Previous deer found with CWD were hunter harvested before they became sick. This latest deer was severely emaciated and had an empty digestive tract, officials said.
The Game and Fish Department will collect additional samples for testing through targeted removal over the next week or so. In addition to the targeted removal and testing, Game and Fish will review the need to amend the current CWD proclamation to reflect the new CWD positive.
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in McKenzie County
Two mule deer taken in September tested positive for chronic wasting disease, including one during the archery season from deer gun unit 4B in McKenzie County, where CWD had not previously been found. The other deer was harvested during the youth season in unit 3A1 in Divide County where CWD was first detected last fall.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife veterinarian Dr. Charlie Bahnson said the finding in 4B marks the first detection of CWD in the badlands.
“This is an iconic place to hunt big game where people travel to from across the state,” Bahnson said. “By no means does this first detection spell doom for hunting in this area, as long as we are proactive in trying to keep infection rates from climbing. We also need to reduce the chance of CWD spreading to new areas.”
Game and Fish will review its CWD management strategy after the deer rifle season and will consider making revisions for next season. While unit 4B does not have carcass transportation restrictions in place for 2019, Bahnson does recommend that hunters in 4B submit their deer for testing, and avoid transporting high-risk carcass parts, such as the brain and spinal column, outside of the hunting unit.
North Dakota CWD 2020
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023
North Dakota reported 24 deer from the 2022 hunting season tested positive
TUESDAY, MARCH 03, 2020
North Dakota Eight deer taken during the 2019 deer gun season tested positive for chronic wasting disease CWD TSE Prion
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020
North Dakota 11 Positive Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion detected since Sept 1, 2019
***Ohio CWD TSE Prion
2020-Ohio, to date, cwd tse prion has been detected in 24 CWD POSITIVES IN CAPTIVE CERVID ZERO IN WILD...tss
***> 2023 OHIO CWD TSE PRION OHIO CWD CONFIRMED TO DATE IS 28 CASES IN WILD CERVID...i believe that count to be woefully undercounted and confirmed, considering the Captive Cervid Count and surveillance there from, imo...terry
CWD Testing Continues in Surveillance Area
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife reminds white-tailed deer hunters in the Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance area of Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties that sampling is mandatory for all deer harvested during the upcoming seven-day gun season, Monday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 3.
The Division of Wildlife confirmed that six deer in the disease surveillance area have tested positive for CWD since the summer of 2023, including one in Hardin County, the county’s first. Since the fall of 2020, 28 wild deer have tested positive for CWD: 21 in Wyandot County, six in Marion County, and one in Hardin County. A disease surveillance area in those three counties remains in effect. A sample was recently discovered in Allen County that requires additional testing.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose. No evidence exists that CWD can spread to humans, pets, or livestock.
Within Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties, hunters are required to submit deer harvested during the seven-day gun season, Nov. 27-Dec. 3, for testing. Successful hunters are not required to surrender their deer. Those with questions about having their deer sampled can call (419) 429-8322. Staffed sampling locations are available during the weeklong gun season at the following locations: Big Island Wildlife Area Headquarters, 5389 Larue-Prospect Rd West, New Bloomington, 43341 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Headquarters, 19100 County Hwy 115, Harpster, 43323 Wyandot County Fairgrounds, 10171 OH 52, Upper Sandusky, 43351 Rural King, 233 American Blvd, Marion, 43302 Hardin County Fairgrounds, 14134 County Rd 140, Kenton, 43326 McGuffey Conservation Club, 6950 Township Rd 55, Ada, 54810 Self-serve kiosks are available for mandatory sample submission during the gun season and for voluntary sample submission until the close of the deer archery season on Feb. 4, 2024. Sampling locations can be found at ohiodnr.gov/cwd. Outside of the disease surveillance area, hunters can have harvested deer tested by the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory which can be reached at (614) 728-6220.
In addition to mandatory testing, the following regulations apply within the disease surveillance area:
The placement of or use of bait (salt, minerals, or any food) to attract or feed deer, as well as the hunting of deer by the aid of bait, is prohibited. Normal agricultural activities, including feeding domestic animals, as well as hunting deer over food plots, naturally occurring or cultivated plants, and agriculture crops, are not prohibited.
The removal of a complete carcass or high-risk parts from the disease surveillance area is prohibited unless the carcass complies with deer carcass regulations, or the carcass is delivered to a certified taxidermist or processor within 24 hours of leaving the area. Additional information on carcass regulations and a complete list of certified processors and taxidermists can be found at ohiodnr.gov/cwd.
The proper handling of carcasses, trims, and parts dramatically decreases the risk of spreading disease. Hunters should properly dispose of deer carcasses by double-bagging all high-risk parts (brain, spinal cord, eyes, and lymphoid tissue) and setting them out with their household garbage for trash pickup, when permitted by waste disposal facilities. Those without trash pickup can double-bag the carcass and take it to a municipal solid waste landfill or bury the carcass at least 3 feet deep on the property of harvest. The Division of Wildlife provides receptacles in the disease surveillance area for proper carcass disposal.
The ODNR Division of Wildlife has conducted routine surveillance for CWD since 2002, with more than 39,000 deer tested. CWD has been detected in 31 states and four Canadian provinces.
The Division of Wildlife is responsible for protecting and managing Ohio’s fish and wildlife resources for the benefit of all Ohioans. We greatly appreciate the cooperation of hunters in monitoring Ohio’s deer herd. For more information about CWD, visit wildohio.gov, contact your county wildlife officer, or call (419) 429-8322.
The mission of the Division of Wildlife is to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all. Visit wildohio.gov to find out more.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. For more information, contact:
Brian Plasters, Division of Wildlife Phone: 614-601-3836 Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The first confirmed case of CWD in Ohio was found in a captive deer at a shooting preserve in Holmes County in 2014.
Since then, 24 additional deer from three other captive facilities in Holmes and Wayne counties have tested positive for CWD.
Since 2002, nearly 39,000 wild deer (including nearly 2,500 in the Holmes County region) have been tested for CWD statewide.
Ohio confirmed its first and second CWD-positive wild deer in late 2020 and early 2021 in Wyandot County.
An additional nine and 11 deer tested positive for CWD in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, respectively, bringing the total number of positive cases in wild deer to 22 – all of which have been found in southern Wyandot and northern Marion counties.
OHIO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE CONFIRMS ADDITIONAL CWD CASES IN MARION, WYANDOT COUNTIES
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE CONFIRMS ADDITIONAL CWD CASES IN MARION, WYANDOT COUNTIES
May 22, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has confirmed 11 additional white-tailed deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Marion and Wyandot counties.
Seven of the CWD-positive deer were bucks, and four were does. Testing was performed on deer harvested by hunters during the 2022-23 season, as well as on deer taken through targeted removal efforts in February and March. Postseason deer removal is meant to slow the spread of CWD by reducing deer numbers in areas where the disease has been detected.
Since the fall of 2020, a total of 22 wild deer have tested positive for CWD, all in Wyandot and Marion counties (16 in Wyandot, six in Marion). CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no strong evidence that CWD is transmissible to humans. Find more information about CWD, including a map of known locations, at ohiodnr.gov/cwd.
Sampling for CWD will continue in the 2023-24 deer hunting season. Special deer hunting regulations and hunting opportunities will be in effect in the disease surveillance area of Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties.
The Division of Wildlife has extensively monitored and tested deer in the disease surveillance area since CWD was discovered in the wild in 2020. The Division of Wildlife has conducted routine surveillance for CWD since 2002, with approximately 39,000 deer tested. CWD has been detected in 30 states and four Canadian provinces. The disease was first discovered in the 1960s in the western U.S. More information about this disease is available at cwd-info.org.
Ohio 3 positive CWD cases confirmed this fall 2 Wyandot and 1 Marion Counties
CWD TESTING CONTINUES IN SURVEILLANCE AREA
November 22, 2022
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has confirmed that three white-tailed deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) following the collection of 637 samples in the fall of 2022. During the 2022 deer hunting season, testing has been performed in the disease surveillance area of Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties on hunter-harvested and road-killed deer, as well as through targeted sampling.
The three positive CWD cases confirmed this fall were all deer harvested by hunters. Two of the deer were confirmed in Wyandot County and one in Marion County. Two were harvested Oct. 8, and the third on Oct. 9. An early deer gun hunting season was held Oct. 8-10 in the disease surveillance area to limit the spread of CWD and monitor its prevalence. The Division of Wildlife is grateful to all hunters who have complied with testing requirements and submitted deer for sampling to help keep Ohio’s deer herd healthy.
Since the fall of 2020, 14 wild deer have tested positive for CWD, all in Marion and Wyandot counties. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no strong evidence that CWD is transmissible to humans.
Within Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties, hunters are required to submit deer harvested during the seven-day gun season, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, for testing, and hunters can voluntarily submit deer for testing until the close of the deer archery season on Feb. 5, 2023. Sampling locations can be found at ohiodnr.gov/cwd. Outside of the disease surveillance area, hunters can have harvested deer tested by the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (614-728-6220).
The Division of Wildlife has extensively monitored and tested deer in the disease surveillance area since CWD was discovered in the wild in 2020. The Division of Wildlife has conducted routine surveillance for CWD since 2002. CWD has been detected in 30 states and four Canadian provinces. The disease was first discovered in the 1960s in the western U.S. More information about this disease is available at cwd-info.org.
The mission of the Divisin of Wildlife is to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all. Visit wildohio.gov to find out more.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
Ohio Deer Summary 2019 - 2020 CWD TSE Prion 24 Confirmed To Date All Captive Cervid
Please note, to date, 24 CASES OF CWD TSE PRION POSITIVE HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN _CAPTIVE_ Cervid in Ohio, with the latest being announced May 16, 2020 in Wayne County farm. ''Subsequent to that announcement, another doe tested positive on the same farm, bringing the total number of CWD+ deer (all captive) to 24''.
personal communication Michael J. Tonkovich, Ph.D. Deer Program Administrator Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife, July 30, 2020.
Sent: Sat, May 16, 2020 10:18 am
Subject: Ohio Chronic Wasting Disease Detected on Wayne County Farm
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected on Wayne County Farm
May 15, 2020 | Animal Health
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected on Wayne County Farm
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (May 15, 2020) – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected at a farm in Wayne County. CWD is a degenerative brain disease that affects elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. Investigators with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) detected CWD in a doe in the herd. ODA is conducting an epidemiological investigation on the farm and developing a herd plan. ODA has applied for an indemnity plan with the United States Department of Agriculture for depopulation of the herd. This is necessary in order to stop the transmission and spread of CWD. Once approved, ODA officials will depopulate the affected herd.
CWD has occurred in Ohio in the past but has been eradicated through depopulation. It has never been found in Ohio’s wild deer herd population. If you have questions or concerns regarding CWD, please contact the Division of Animal Health at 614-728-6220 or by email, animal@agri.ohio.gov. https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/animal-health/news-and-events/cwd-detected-on-wayne-co-farm A captive white-tailed deer breeding facility in Holmes County was confirmed CWD-positive in January 2018 and depopulated in February 2018. Two of the 93 deer euthanized were CWD-positive as well. A disease surveillance area (DSA) has been established around the facility and will remain in effect for at least three years.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018
Ohio ODA confirms CWD TSE Prion in another captive deer Ohio detects CWD in captive deer again
Chronic Wasting Disease found in Ohio captive deer
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) confirmed a positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a captive deer. The state is taking quarantine action to control the further spread of the disease and there is no evidence that CWD has affected the wild deer population in the state.
The positive sample was taken from a single buck on a hunting preserve in Guernsey County and tested as part of Ohio’s CWD monitoring program for captive white-tailed deer operations. The animal was transferred from a captive breeding facility in Holmes County just days before it was harvested. Both the hunting preserve and the breeding farm are under quarantine and are subject to intensive monitoring and sampling protocols. The quarantine will remain enforced until the state is satisfied that disease transference can no longer occur between captive operations.
“While the confirmed case is unfortunate, this proves the necessity of testing and monitoring the health of captive deer populations in Ohio in order to monitor the health of the animals and to manage exposure to diseases,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Tony Forshey. “ODA will work with our state partners and continue to take whatever steps necessary in order to manage CWD and prevent exposure to Ohio’s wild deer population.”
ODA regulates Ohio’s captive white-tailed deer facilities and monitors the health of animals through regular testing of deer at both farms and hunting preserves. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife conducts regular surveillance throughout Ohio to monitor the health of the state’s wild deer population. Acting in an abundance of caution, increased surveillance of wild deer will occur around the quarantined facilities associated with the recent CWD positive test. Again, no CWD has ever been confirmed in Ohio’s wild deer population.
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CWD confirmed in captive Ohio deer
January 12, 2018 Ohio DNR Reports
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) confirmed a positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a captive deer, the ODA and Ohio DNR announced in a shared news release Friday, Jan. 12.
The state is taking quarantine action to control the further spread of the disease and there is no evidence that CWD has affected the wild deer population in the state, the release said.
The positive sample was taken from a single buck on a hunting preserve in Guernsey County and tested as part of Ohio’s CWD monitoring program for captive white-tailed deer operations. The animal was transferred from a captive breeding facility in Holmes County just days before it was harvested. Both the hunting preserve and the breeding farm are under quarantine and are subject to intensive monitoring and sampling protocols. The quarantine will remain enforced until the state is satisfied that disease transference can no longer occur between captive operations.
“While the confirmed case is unfortunate, this proves the necessity of testing and monitoring the health of captive deer populations in Ohio in order to monitor the health of the animals and to manage exposure to diseases,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Tony Forshey. “ODA will work with our state partners and continue to take whatever steps necessary in order to manage CWD and prevent exposure to Ohio’s wild deer population.”
ODA regulates Ohio’s captive white-tailed deer facilities and monitors the health of animals through regular testing of deer at both farms and hunting preserves. The Ohio DNR, Division of Wildlife conducts regular surveillance throughout Ohio to monitor the health of the state’s wild deer population. Acting in an abundance of caution, increased surveillance of wild deer will occur around the quarantined facilities associated with the recent CWD positive test. Again, no CWD has ever been confirmed in Ohio’s wild deer population, the DNR added in the release.
OHIO CAPTIVE DEER INDUSTRY
CWD was detected in Ohio in captive deer in 2014 and in wild deer in 2020 and 2021. Visit the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the latest CWD test results in wild deer.
MONDAY, MAY 09, 2022
Ohio 9 ADDITIONAL CWD-POSITIVE DEER CONFIRMED IN WYANDOT, MARION COUNTIES
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022
OHIO CWD Disease Surveillance Hunter Harvest 2022 Test Results 8 CWD WILD Suspect To Date
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022
OHIO CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PrP in five additional CWD-positive deer
FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
Ohio Confirms 2 CWD Positive Wild Cervid 2020-2021 With Additional 25 deer from four captive deer facilities confirmed positive to date
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020
Ohio Chronic Wasting Disease Detected on Wayne County Farm
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2020
OHIO CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TSE PRION UPDATE TO DATE 24 CWD POSITIVES IN CAPTIVE CERVID ZERO IN WILD
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2019
Ohio Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PRION FEBRUARY 2019 Newsletter Update
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2018
Ohio Changes in CWD Sample Submission for IHC Testing, Ohio is considered free of CWD?
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018
Ohio Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion aka mad deer update 2016-2017 SEASON SUMMARY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2017
Ohio Chronic Wasting Disease Update Through November 2017
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Ohio ODNR Continues Plan to Monitor Ohio’s Deer Herd for Chronic Wasting Disease or do they?
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
OHIO Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion UPDATE?
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2015
Ohio confirms to me Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD Spreads 19 confirmed cases to date Just got off the phone with Christy Clevenger of Ohio
Ohio Department of Agriculture March 2012 – Present (3 years 6 months) Reynoldsburg, Ohio CWD program
Ms. Clevenger confirmed, to date, from the Yoder debacle, 1 confirmed case of CWD from the Hunting Preserve, 2 confirmed cases from the Breeding Farm, and 16 confirmed cases of CWD from the Breeder Depopulation, with a total to date of 19 cases of CWD in Ohio...with sad regards, Terry
2015 Ohio CWD
CWD Spreads 19 confirmed cases to date Just got off the phone with Christy Clevenger of Ohio
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2015
***> Ohio confirms to me Chronic Wasting Disease <***
CWD Spreads 19 confirmed cases to date Just got off the phone with Christy Clevenger of Ohio
Ohio Department of Agriculture March 2012 – Present (3 years 6 months) Reynoldsburg, Ohio CWD program
***> Ms. Clevenger confirmed, to date, from the Yoder debacle, 1 confirmed case of CWD from the Hunting Preserve, 2 confirmed cases from the Breeding Farm, and 16 confirmed cases of CWD from the Breeder Depopulation, with a total to date of 19 cases of CWD in Ohio...with sad regards, Terry
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015
Ohio Wildlife Council Passes Rule to Help Monitor CWD From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 4:39 PM
To: wildinfo@dnr.state.oh.us
Cc: dnrmail@dnr.state.oh.us
Subject: Ohio Wildlife Council Passes Rule to Help Monitor CWD
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
***> Ohio wildlife officials ramp up fight against fatal deer brain disease after 17 more positive tests CWD
Thursday, April 02, 2015
OHIO CONFIRMS SECOND POSTIVE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD on Yoder's properties near Millersburg
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
***> World Class Whitetails quarantined CWD deer Daniel M. Yoder charged with two counts of tampering with evidence
Thursday, October 23, 2014
*** FIRST CASE OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONFIRMED IN OHIO ON PRIVATE PRESERVE
Monday, June 11, 2012
*** OHIO Captive deer escapees and non-reporting ***
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
***> OHIO TURNS OVER CERVID GAME FARMS (and CWD risk) TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOD HELP THEM
Atypical Nor-98 Scrapie Ohio 2010
Of the five Nor98-like scrapie cases, four were RSSS cases that originated from flocks in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Idaho and one was a field case form Maine.
OHIO 13 Scrapie Outbreaks, seem Map of Scrapie Outbreaks USA 1947 to 1977
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Valley Farm Meats (DBA Strasburg Provision, Inc) Issues Precautionary Recall for Beef Products Due to Possible Contamination with Prohibited Materials SRM
Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio Department of Health
***Oklahoma CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Oklahoma, to date, CWD has been detected in 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid...tss)
***> 2023 Oklahoma CWD TSE Prion, best i can count, total CWD Oklahoma in both Captive and Wild now,
Total CWD to date is 8 Total to date, 2 wild and 6 Captive deer, i don't see what's so difficult showing cwd total statistics to date...terry
WEDNESDAY, JULY 05, 2023
OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD
SECOND CWD-POSITIVE WILD DEER CONFIRMED IN OKLAHOMA
Jul 3, 2023 A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally.
Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed the first week of June in Texas County, prompting the activation of the next stage in the state's CWD Response Strategy jointly produced by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“We will be working through our response plan implementing surveillance efforts and steps to monitor and slow the potential spread of this disease. Our ultimate goal is to ensure healthy and well-managed deer with as little impact to either the resource or our constituents as possible,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes resembling those in sponges. CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999.
Department staff will continue monitoring for evidence of CWD within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
Oklahoma Detects First Wild Deer Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE STRATEGY AFTER DISEASED WILD DEER FOUND IN PANHANDLE
Jun 6, 2023
A white-tailed deer in the Oklahoma Panhandle has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
A Texas County landowner reported the deer to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation after witnessing it behaving abnormally. The deer was recovered near Optima and testing was conducted.
This marks the first case of CWD in a wild deer in Oklahoma.
ODWC has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Strategy jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“While this is unfortunate news, it is not unexpected since CWD has already been detected in every state that borders Oklahoma. We will be working through our response plan to ensure we can monitor potential spread and keep our state’s deer herd healthy,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes that resemble those in sponges. It’s important to note that CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999. This case marks the first time the disease has been detected in laboratory testing of tissue samples from more than 10,000 wild deer and elk from throughout Oklahoma.
The Wildlife Department will continue monitoring for evidence of this disease within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to
Oklahoma Wild Deer Test Positive for CWD
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE
ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE Sep 9, 2022
A white-tailed deer carcass recently recovered along a Texas road about 2.5 miles south of the Oklahoma border in the western Panhandle south of Felt, Okla., has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The CWD positive deer was found in an area of Texas with a history of CWD detection dating back 3 years. Although not inside of our borders, due to the proximity of this finding to Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Plan that was jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“With the ability of deer to easily travel many miles in a day, the CWD Response Plan dictates that we respond to this finding as if CWD has now been detected among free-roaming wild deer in Oklahoma,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes that resemble those in sponges. It’s important to note in this area of the state that CWD does not affect pronghorn antelope, and CWD transmission from wild animals to humans or livestock has never been documented either.
No CWD-positive wild deer have been found within Oklahoma’s borders. But CWD has been found in two captive elk herds in the state. CWD has been confirmed in wild cervids in every state surrounding Oklahoma. In total, 30 states now have detected CWD within their borders.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk and road-killed deer since 1999. The disease has not been detected in laboratory testing of tissue samples from more than 10,000 wild deer and elk from throughout Oklahoma.
The Wildlife Department will continue monitoring for evidence of this disease within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation as hunting seasons approach. Additional guidelines or restrictions will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, how it could affect hunting, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
Oklahoma CWD Past History
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County CWD Depopulation 3 Positive Elk with 1 Additional Dead Trace Out Confirmed Positive
i was wondering what the results (if any), from all the other cervid that this Elk came into contact with, from any additional testing, was there any, from the existing herd, trace in and outs and such, and herds there from???
was that breeding farm completely depopulated yet, and if so, what are the numbers on any additional positives, if any?
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION @ag.ok.gov Tue, Jan 7, 2020 4:11 pm
We completed the depopulation of the elk herd.
Out of 250 head there were 3 positive elk.
We know of one trace out that died and was tested positive.
Many other trace outs (over 100) have been tested and are negative.
END...TSS
re-Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma
Fri, May 10, 2019 4:19 pm
Terry Singeltary flounder9@verizon.net
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May 8, 2019
Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission on Monday authorized the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to take reasonable steps to respond to future developments related to chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The authorization by a vote of 5-1 also instructed Director J.D. Strong to bring any such actions to the attention of the Commission as soon as possible after any actions are taken.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of elk, deer and other cervid species.
No vaccine or treatment for the disease exists. Importantly, no health risk to humans or non-cervid livestock has been documented.
In late April, an elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County tested positive for CWD.
Strong emphasized that any CWD response related to farmed cervids, cervid breeding facilities or the import and export of farmed cervids is under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
The Wildlife Department is responsible for managing the wild cervid populations and overseeing cervid hunting facilities.
Strong said the Wildlife Department’s goal is not to make any hasty, large-scale decisions right away in dealing with the threat of CWD, but to take a measured, scientific approach and collect all the information possible before deciding how to best respond to any possible confirmed cases in wild cervids.
He stressed the need for a team approach and expressed his continued willingness to work with the various stakeholder groups in finalizing a CWD action plan.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about hunting,” Strong said, whether CWD strikes farmed cervids or wild cervids. “One of the best ways is to enlist the help of hunters” in a strategy to minimize the spread of CWD.
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''In late April, an elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County tested positive for CWD.
Strong emphasized that any CWD response related to farmed cervids, cervid breeding facilities or the import and export of farmed cervids is under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The Wildlife Department is responsible for managing the wild cervid populations and overseeing cervid hunting facilities.
Strong said the Wildlife Department’s goal is not to make any hasty, large-scale decisions right away in dealing with the threat of CWD, but to take a measured, scientific approach and collect all the information possible before deciding how to best respond to any possible confirmed cases in wild cervids.''
if you wait for cwd to find you, then you have lost the fight already imo.
Greetings ODWC et al,
i kindly wish to submit the following updated science on the chronic wasting disease cwd tse prion. you do know that the new strain of cwd in Texas is of a more virulent strain? see below......GOOD LUCK!
kindest regards, terry
snip...end...TSS
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Oklahoma Elk
04.24.2019
Oklahoma, to date, CWD has been detected in 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid...tss
1st cwd positive captive 1998,
2nd cwd positive captive 2019,
3 cwd positives from that herd depopulation,
with 1 additional Trace Out CWD Trace Out Positive,
equal to date 6 captive CWD positives in Oklahoma to date,
and since my confirming these figures the last time via phone, i am told now i will have to fill out a FOIA request for any further reports of CWD TSE Prion in captive herds in Oklahoma.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 05, 2023
OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07, 2023
Oklahoma Detects First Wild Deer Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Oklahoma Proper Carcass Disposal Cervid Importation with 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County CWD Depopulation 3 Positive Elk with 1 Additional Dead Trace Out Confirmed Positive
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease CWD TSE Prion
JOINT RELEASE FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FORESTRY AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Farmed Oklahoma Elk
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2018
Oklahoma Wildlife Department Monitors, Prepares for Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
***Oregon CWD TSE Prion
***> Oregon 2023 CWD TSE Prion, Oregon, to date, CWD has not been detected in Oregon, and we all know, if you don't cwd test enough, you will not find cwd, cwd will find you, and by then, it's much too late...terry
***Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Pennsylvania, to date, CWD has been detected in 481 wild cervid as of August, 8, 2020, and captive positives is anyone's guess...tss)
***> 2023 Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion, 1,462 Total Cases To Date
PENNSYLVANIA CAPTIVE CWD POSITIVES CWD TOTAL POSITIVES TO DATE, anyone's guess...terry
as of 09/11/2023 To date, CWD has been found in more than 1,400 deer, 243 of those taken by hunters last season. It has not been detected in Pennsylvania’s elk herd.
Pennsylvania first detected CWD in 2012 at a captive deer facility in Adams County. The Game Commission has tested more than 131,000 wild, free-ranging whitetails for CWD since 1998, along with more than 1,900 elk.
NEW CWD RULES MORE CONVENIENT FOR PENNSYLVANIANS HUNTING OUT-OF-STATE
09/11/2023
Pennsylvania CWD Since July 1, 2022, 400+ Wild Deer Test Positive, Captive Deer Total CWD?
2023 Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion
Wild Positives as of 08.08.2020
County #
Bedford 230
Blair 71
Fulton 132
Total for CCMZ 433
Total for PA 481
MAP
Current Status: Following the detection of CWD in both captive and free-ranging deer in Pennsylvania, an executive order (PDF) was issued by the Game Commission to establish Disease Management Areas (DMAs). Within DMAs, rehabilitation of cervids (deer, elk and moose); the use or possession of cervid urine-based attractants in an outdoor setting; the removal of high-risk cervid parts; and the feeding of wild, free-ranging cervids are prohibited. Increased testing continues in these areas to determine the distribution of the disease. Newly confirmed cases alter the boundaries of DMAs as the Game Commission continues to manage the disease and minimize its effect on free ranging cervids.
As a result of discovering CWD in both captive and free-ranging deer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission expanded DMAs 2, 3 and 4 for 2020. Of course, CWD has been detected in wild or captive deer and/or elk in many other states and provinces. So for the most up-to-date maps and descriptions of DMA boundaries, visit the interactive map.
DMA 1 was established after CWD was discovered on a captive deer farm in Adams County in 2012 (DMA 1 has since been eliminated).
DMA 2 was established in 2012 and now covers approximately 7,470 square miles, an expansion of 755 square miles over last year. For 2020 biologists expanded it west into Westmoreland County as the result of a CWD-positive adult female roadkill deer, northwest into Cambria and Indiana counties as the result of CWD-positive captive deer facilities and north into Centre County and Mifflin, Union, and Snyder counties as the result of two CWD-positive adult male roadkill deer. DMA 2 currently includes all or parts of Indiana, Cambria, Clearfield, Centre, Union, Snyder, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, and Adams counties.
DMA 3 was established in 2014 and now covers approximately 1,233 square miles, an expansion of 114 square miles over last year. For 2020 biologists expanded it southwest into Jefferson, Indiana, and Armstrong counties because of a CWD-positive yearling male roadkill deer. DMA 3 now covers portions of Jefferson, Clearfield, Indiana, Armstrong, and Clarion counties.
DMA 4 was established in 2018 and now covers approximately 746 square miles, an increase of 397 square miles over last year. For 2020 biologists expanded it further south into Lancaster County after detection of a captive deer with CWD. It now covers portions of Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties.
Agriculture Department Revises Chronic Wasting Disease Quarantine Requirements For Deer Farms In Bedford, Blair, Fulton Counties
08/28/2020
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today announced changes to quarantine requirements for deer farms in Blair, Bedford and Fulton Counties to control Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The department established a CWD Core Captive Management Zone, to control the disease in the area of the state where it is most prevalent, while allowing deer farms to stay in business.
“Pennsylvania has taken CWD very seriously, taking aggressive steps to contain the disease, using a scientific, fact-based approach,” State Veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill said. “Despite aggressive measures, we have seen a rapid increase in the number of deer testing positive over the past two years.
“The goal of implementing such a zone is to slow the spread of CWD across Pennsylvania while scientists race toward establishing long-term solutions. This order provides a path forward for deer farmers to maintain their livelihoods and continue to offer goods and services. A key component of the order is providing incentive for deer farms to implement management techniques, such as herd density and age management, genetic selection and other rapidly evolving scientific advancements that make their operations and their herds less susceptible to CWD.”
CWD is a highly contagious disease that develops very slowly in the lymph nodes, spinal tissue and brains of deer and similar animals like reindeer and elk. It does not affect other livestock. To date there is no evidence that it can be spread to humans.
The PA Department of Agriculture oversees the state’s deer farming industry. Pennsylvania’s 760 breeding farms, hunting preserves and hobby farms provide breeding does, breeder and trophy bucks, semen, embryos, antlers and urine products to Pennsylvania and states across the nation.
Pennsylvania deer farms must participate in one of two stringent programs – the federal Herd Certified program, or the state Herd Monitored Program. Both programs require proper IDs; record-keeping on all animals moved on or off farms; annual herd inventories; reporting of CWD suspects, animals that die, escape or are stolen; testing animals over a year old that die for any reason; maintaining a minimum 8-foot high fence; obtaining permits to import animals from out-of-state; and other measures to monitor herds for disease.
Blair, Bedford and Fulton County deer farms in the new CWD Core Captive Management Zone will be affected by the updated quarantine as follows:
Farms will not be permitted to move high risks parts out of the zone. This includes the brain, eyes, tonsils, lymph nodes, backbone, spleen and anything containing visible brain or spinal cord material where the prions that spread CWD are concentrated. Farms will be permitted to move low risk parts out of the zone including antlers, clean skull caps, capes and deboned meat. Deer farms in this zone can continue to import deer into the zone. Deer farms in this zone can continue to offer hunts. Herd Monitored farms will not be permitted to move live deer out of this zone to other parts of Pennsylvania. Herd Certified farms will continue to be permitted to sell deer out of state, with a permit. Herd Certified farms who screen their entire herd using live animal rectal lymphoid screening for prion detection through a licensed, accredited veterinarian with non-detected results will be permitted to sell live deer, embryos and semen to other parts of Pennsylvania. Deer Farms will be able to buy, sell and transfer live deer if the annual rate of CWD positive animals in their herd remains below five percent. The formula for calculating this rate is included in the quarantine order. Deer farms crossing the five percent threshold will be required to segregate females from males and may continue hunting operations as terminal male hunting facilities until the 60-month quarantine period has expired. No new premises or business with CWD-susceptible species may be established within this zone. Pre-existing establishments with CWD-susceptible species will be grandfathered at the time of publication of this quarantine order, as long as such establishments continuously maintain an active business inventory. The updated quarantine affects deer farms outside the Core Captive Management Zone as follows:
Farms will continue to be allowed to sell breeding stock, trophy bucks, embryos and semen bucks to farms within the zone. Farms are restricted from buying live deer, embryos and semen from the zone unless purchased from Herd Certified farms that in the past three years screened their entire herd using live animal rectal lymphoid testing for prion and established non-detected results. The new quarantine order can be found in the Pennsylvania Bulletin or on the department’s website. A map of locations of deer farms that have had CWD-positive deer, and locations of positive deer in the wild can be found on the department’s website.
Find CWD genetic testing through the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory at padls.agriculture.pa.gov.
Find more information about Pennsylvania’s captive deer CWD programs, and the department’s broader efforts to safeguard animal health, at agriculture.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT: Shannon Powers - 717.603.2056; shpowers@pa.gov
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MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020
Pennsylvania GAME COMMISSION UNVEILS NEW CWD RESPONSE PLAN
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020
Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion AREAS EXPAND
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA REVISED CWD RESPONSE PLAN DRAFT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 04, 2020
Pennsylvania YOUR STATE WILDLIFE AGENCY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT CWD TSE Prion 123 tested positive
FRIDAY, MARCH 06, 2020
Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion deer and State Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks
THURSDAY, MARCH 05, 2020
PGC Audit Reeks of Politics Research Representative Maloney Wants To Gut wildlife management and hunting and help spread CWD in Pennsylvania
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 04, 2020
Politicians State Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks Helping to Spread Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2019
Legislators legislating, or throwing away your money for battling cwd tse prion, State Rep. Steve Green, R-Fosston more money to deer farms for antibiotics?
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020
Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion 2019-20 hunting seasons as of January 14, 148 of the samples had tested positive for CWD in Wild Deer
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2019
Pennsylvania Steady Climb of CWD TSE Prion Confirms 250 Positive To Date In Wild Cervid As At September 12, 2019
Pennsylvania Captive Cervid Industry Total CWD TSE Prion ??? anyone's guess...
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018
Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion Cases Explodes 51 deer from the 2017-18 hunting seasons have tested positive for CWD majority of samples collected still are being analyzed
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Pennsylvania Deer found near Jefferson County elementary school tests positive for CWD TSE Prion
***> Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Game Farms Captive Cervid Surveillance
LAUGH OUT LOUD! LOL!
PENNSYLVANIA TOTAL CWD TSE PRION CAPTIVE CERVID INDUSTRY TO DATE... LMAO, your guess good as mine...
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019
Pennsylvania NEWLY DETECTED CWD-POSITIVE DEER CAPTIVE-RAISED WILL EXPAND DMA 4 IN 2020
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018
***> Pennsylvania Thirty-Eight Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease on Fulton and Bedford County Deer Farms
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion has been found in captive deer in Huntingdon and Lancaster counties
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017
*** Pennsylvania 27 deer from Bedford County farm test positive for chronic wasting disease ***
THURSDAY, JUNE 01, 2017
PENNSYLVANIA Third Case of CWD Discovered in a Captive Deer Farm in Four Months
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017
Pennsylvania 25 more deer test positive for CWD TSE PRION in the wild
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 01, 2017
South central Pennsylvania Captive Deer Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2017
Pennsylvania Deer Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease four-year-old white-tailed deer Franklin County Hunting Preserve
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
PENNSYLVANIA TWELVE MORE CASES OF CWD FOUND: STATE GEARS UP FOR ADDITIONAL CONTROL MEASURES
Sunday, October 18, 2015
*** Pennsylvania Game Commission Law and Law Makers CWD TSE PRION Bans Singeltary 2002 from speaking A smelly situation UPDATED 2015
Saturday, November 07, 2015
PENNSYLVANIA CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION RULES EXPAND
Saturday, November 07, 2015
Pennsylvania 2015 September Minutes CWD Urine Scents
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Pennsylvania CWD DETECTED IN SIX MORE FREE-RANGING DEER Disease Management Area 2 again expanded due to new cases Release #030-15
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Louisiana deer mystery unleashes litigation 6 does still missing from CWD index herd in Pennsylvania Great Escape
Saturday, June 29, 2013
PENNSYLVANIA CAPTIVE CWD INDEX HERD MATE YELLOW *47 STILL RUNNING LOOSE IN INDIANA, YELLOW NUMBER 2 STILL MISSING, AND OTHERS ON THE RUN STILL IN LOUISIANA
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
*** CWD GONE WILD, More cervid escapees from more shooting pens on the loose in Pennsylvania
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD quarantine Louisiana via CWD index herd Pennsylvania Update May 28, 2013 *** 6 doe from Pennsylvania CWD index herd still on the loose in Louisiana, quarantine began on October 18, 2012, still ongoing, Lake Charles premises.
Sunday, January 06, 2013
USDA TO PGC ONCE CAPTIVES ESCAPE *** "it‘s no longer its business.”
”The occurrence of CWD must be viewed against the contest of the locations in which it occurred. It was an incidental and unwelcome complication of the respective wildlife research programmes. Despite it’s subsequent recognition as a new disease of cervids, therefore justifying direct investigation, no specific research funding was forthcoming. The USDA veiwed it as a wildlife problem and consequently not their province!” page 26.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
PENNSYLVANIA 2012 THE GREAT ESCAPE OF CWD INVESTIGATION MOVES INTO LOUISIANA and INDIANA
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
PA Captive deer from CWD-positive farm roaming free
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Pennsylvania Confirms First Case CWD Adams County Captive Deer Tests Positive
***Rhode Island CWD TSE PRION
***> 2023 Rhode Island CWD TSE Prion, Rhode Island, to date, CWD has not been documented in Rhode Island, if you CWD test enough, CWD will find you, by then, it's much too late...terry
***South Carolina CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 CWD TSE Prion, South Carolina, to date, CWD has not been detected, it you don't cwd test enough, you don't find, cwd finds you, then it's too late...terry
Does CWD exist in South Carolina?
To date CWD has not been found in South Carolina. To establish whether CWD occurs in South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) initiated a CWD surveillance program in fall 2002. This program included testing deer using two different surveillance approaches. These consisted of (1) active random sampling of hunter-killed deer, (2) targeted surveillance of clinical suspect and highrisk animals. The active random surveillance was designed to detect CWD in the free-ranging deer population, even if the prevalence was very low (less than 0.5%). Deer have been sampled from every county in the state. Over the past five years, samples collected using this approach resulted in over 1,500 deer testing negative for CWD. Without sampling the entire deer population, South Carolina’s deer herd cannot be declared absolutely free of CWD. Even so, the Department’s surveillance efforts provide a high degree of confidence that CWD is not present in South Carolina’s deer herd. Compared to many other states, South Carolina lacks several significant risk factors typically associated with CWD; in particular, importation of deer has never been allowed and it appears that commercial movements of deer has played a role in the spread of CWD in other states. Also, South Carolina’s geographic location is far from any state were CWD has been diagnosed.
> South Carolina’s deer population peaked in the mid to late 1990’s at just over 1,000,000 deer.
> Currently the statewide population is estimated at about 730,000 deer.
> Over the past five years, samples collected using this approach resulted in over 1,500 deer testing negative for CWD.
> Surveillance since 2002 has included samples from all 46 South Carolina counties and over 6,000 total deer have been tested.
SO, to put this in perspective, in South Carolina, anywhere from 750,000 to 1,000,000 deer in South Carolina in any give year, and from that, in the past five years, only 1,500 deer tested for CWD tse prion, and from the year 2002, around 15 years, only 6,000 deer have been tested for CWD tse prion in South Carolina. That is not enough CWD testing folks, for anyone wanting to find CWD TSE Prion. IF you wait for CWD to find you, you have failed terribly, because it will find you, but by then it's much too late. If you think game farms are the only culprits helping to introduce CWD into your state, you are only fooling yourselves. you can't wish cwd away, you can't hope it will not find you, because it will, ask Norway, CWD knows no borders, National or International.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017
South Carolina Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Emergency Response Plan?
***South Dakota CWD TSE Prion
(2020-2020-South Dakota, to date, CWD has found 546 cases of CWD (311 deer and 235 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997.)
***> South Dakota CWD TSE Prion, As of June 30, 2023, South Dakota has found 722 cases of CWD (439 deer and 283 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997. Wind Cave National Park (WICA) accounts for 192 of these animals (177 elk, 15 deer). Thirty-five elk and 12 deer have been found in Custer State Park. A total of 33,918 wild deer and elk have been tested for CWD since 1997.
South Dakota is reporting a total of 59 positive deer and elk (12 mule deer, 23 white-tailed deer and 24 elk) in the testing period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. A total of 1,042 cervids were tested during this sampling period. As of June 30, 2023, South Dakota has found 722 cases of CWD (439 deer and 283 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997. Wind Cave National Park (WICA) accounts for 192 of these animals (177 elk, 15 deer). Thirty-five elk and 12 deer have been found in Custer State Park. A total of 33,918 wild deer and elk have been tested for CWD since 1997.
CWD was first identified in South Dakota in seven captive elk herds in the winter of 1997‐1998. More recently, CWD was identified in captive elk herds in Meade and Clark counties in 2019, a captive elk in Custer County in October 2020, and a captive deer herd in Haakon County in 2021. CWD was first found in free‐ranging wildlife in a white‐tailed deer in Fall River County during the 2001 big game hunting season. Since then, in South Dakota, CWD has been detected in free-ranging wildlife in Bennett, Buffalo, Butte, Corson, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Lawrence, Pennington, Perkins, Stanley, Sully, Tripp, Union, and Ziebach counties, including Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park. A map of the known distribution of CWD within free‐ranging deer and elk can be found at the bottom of https://gfp.sd.gov/chronic‐wasting‐disease/ under “Related Maps.”
2023 South Dakota CWD TSE Prion
South Dakota is reporting a total of 95 positive deer and elk (15 mule deer, 59 white-tailed deer and 21 elk) in the testing period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
To date, South Dakota has found 546 cases of CWD (311 deer and 235 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997. Wind Cave National Park (WICA) accounts for 166 of these animals (154 elk, 12 deer). Thirty-two elk and 12 deer have been found in Custer State Park. A total of 29,795 wild deer and elk have been tested for CWD since 1997.
CWD was first identified in South Dakota in 7 captive cervid herds in the winter of 1997-1998. CWD was recently identified in captive cervid herds in Meade and Clark counties in 2019. CWD was first found in free-ranging wildlife in a white-tailed deer in Fall River County during the 2001 big game hunting season. In South Dakota, CWD has been detected in free-ranging wildlife in Bennett, Butte, Corson, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Meade, Lawrence, Pennington and Tripp counties, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave National Park. A map of the known distribution of CWD within free-ranging deer and elk can be found at the bottom of the page under "Related Maps".
The maps below illustrate where CWD has been confirmed by deer and elk hunting units (as of August 2020) .
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020
South Dakota Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Detected in New Areas
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2018
Wind Cave elk capture project to limit spread of disease or Planned elk drive from Wind Cave National Park raises question about spread of disease?
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Elk Cull Coming To Wind Cave National Park South Dakota Due To CWD TSE PRION DISEASE
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Planned elk drive from Wind Cave National Park raises question about spread of disease
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just when you think it can’t get worse, dumb and dumber step up to the plate. this is about as dumb, if not dumber, than the blunder at Colorado Division of Wildlife Foothills Wildlife Research Facility in Fort Collins, where cwd was first documented. sometimes, you just can’t fix stupid. ...tss this should never happen!
***Tennessee CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Tennessee, to date, has detected Summary of CWD Testing Results for the 2019-2020 Deer Season = 491 positives detected...terry)
***> 2023 Tennessee CWD TSE Prion, Through 2021, tested over 60,000 samples statewide with 1,953 total positive from 16 counties
CWD Strategic Plan and Agency Actions – 2023-2027
Through 2021, tested over 60,000 samples statewide with 1,953 total positive from 16 counties
Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives
Tennessee CWD Confirmed for first time in Lewis County
CWD has been found in wild white-tailed deer in seventeen: Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lauderdale, Lewis, Madison, McNairy, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley.
Please note that Carroll, Decatur, Dyer, Hardin, Henry, Lake, Lewis, Obion, Wayne, and Weakley Counties, although affected by CWD, are not currently in Unit CWD and remain in Deer Unit L.
After the 2022-2023 deer hunting season, Fayette County had the highest county-wide prevalence of CWD at 18.4% and Hardeman county had the next highest at 17.5%. Both Fayette County and Hardeman County have seen increases in prevalence since 2018. Within these two high-prevalence counties, the disease is not distributed evenly, and the prevalence essentially represents an average for the county.
The remaining counties where CWD has been detected all had a prevalence below 2% with the exception of Shelby county at 2.06% and range from 1.4% (Tipton) to 0.13% (Chester). Although it may seem as if the disease has spread rapidly across southwest Tennessee, the reality is the disease was likely there for many years before being detected. Through TWRA surveillance efforts we are gaining a better understanding of the geographic distribution of the disease, but we may not know the full extent of the affected area until approximately five years of continued surveillance.
July 2022 to June 2023 813 CWD Positives
Former Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency biologist: agency manipulated data on deer disease In a lawsuit filed against the agency
Former Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency biologist: agency manipulated data on deer disease In a lawsuit filed against the agency, the former employee claims officials misled the public about the rate of neurological disorder in deer, changing protocols to avoid admitting mistakes
BY: ANITA WADHWANI - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 6:01 AM
A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency vehicle. (Photo: John Partipilo) A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency vehicle. (Photo: John Partipilo)
A state biologist claims he was confronted in his home by law enforcement officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on the same day he sent his boss’s superiors evidence that the state was falsifying data on wildlife diseases.
After his cell phone, laptops and other items were confiscated, the biologist said he was then subjected to hours of questioning by officers — among them the husband of his immediate supervisor.
James Kelly, a wildlife biologist, led the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s deer management program, chaired the agency’s CWD Deer Management Standing Team and served as a wildlife biologist until he was fired in 2022.
In a whistleblower lawsuit filed this week, Kelly alleges state officials manipulated data and misled the public about the prevalence of chronic wasting disease, a fatal and infectious disease that attacks deer populations.
He claims TWRA failed to follow best scientific practices and its own regulations in diagnosing potentially infected deer. He also claims TWRA chose to forgo more expensive and accurate lab testing then rewrote its regulations to keep its data mistakes from the public before dispatching law enforcement officers to Kelly’s home, interrogating him then firing him after he sought to make his allegations public.
The consequences of releasing inaccurate data, according to the lawsuit, was overinflated reporting of the prevalence of the disease in multiple Tennessee counties. Instead of 16 counties with confirmed CWD cases reported by the state, Kelly claims there have only ever been two: Hardeman and Fayette counties.
The over-reporting of cases leads to economic impacts in counties now avoided by some hunters and lost hunting fees collected by private property owners. It can also inadvertently lead to the spread of disease; once a county has been designated at risk for disease, diseased deer may be transported there for disposal, posing a potential infection hazard for otherwise uninfected deer in that county, the lawsuit said.
“Incorrectly reporting the spread of CWD can have an economic impact on the counties where CWD is reportedly found, and it can have an impact on a state wildlife agency’s use of funds and resources,” said a lawsuit filed by a former state biologist against Tennessee’s wildlife agency. Incorrect reporting on disease prevalence can also increase public costs for state intervention and monitoring, including added staffing, testing, harvest incentive payments to hunters and carcass incinerators. According to TWRA’s most recent disease management plan, it spent more than $1.2 million on chronic waste disease in the last fiscal year. “Incorrectly reporting the spread of CWD can have an economic impact on the counties where CWD is reportedly found, and it can have an impact on a state wildlife agency’s use of funds and resources,” the lawsuit said. TWRA has “engaged in fraud and mismanagement of its CWD program,” it said.
A spokesperson for TWRA declined to offer comment on pending litigation Wednesday but issued a statement that disputed claims that the state had publicized faulty data. The state’s protocols are based on “extensive vetting of the latest peer-reviewed research,” the statement said.
William Caldwell, Kelly’s attorney, declined comment.
Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disorder with no known cure that affects deer and elk populations, whose carcasses can also remain contagious. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there have been no reported cases of human transmission. The detection of disease, however, requires state intervention and monitoring to prevent its spread.
The agency first detected disease in 10 deer harvested in Fayette and Hardeman Counties in 2018.
At the time, the lawsuit said, TWRA followed the same practice of every other state: first screening tissue through a process known as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) then getting a second, more expensive test using known as immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing to confirm positives. ELISA testing yields a high number of false positives, the lawsuit said.
But as the number of samples being collected grew, TWRA ceased using IHC testing to confirm the results. Today, 16 counties are designated as being positive or at high risk for disease.
Kelly, 36, in 2021 grew suspicious at the high number of positive results. He began reviewing lab results and concluded that too many counties were being added, and too fast. He shared his concern that tests were yielding inaccurate results with other TWRA officials. Officials agreed to send positive samples for further IHC testing. None of the tests were found positive under this testing method, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit claims that rather than admit to hunters, local governments and wildlife officials that mistakes may have been made to designate all 16 counties as positive or at risk for CWD, the agency created new protocols that allowed state officials to ignore the results of the second test. It also claims the new protocols would allow the agency to keep from admitting mistakes to Kentucky wildlife officials, who expended resources creating disease response after TWRA officials reported a bordering Tennessee county had a positive test.
“In other words, rather than respond to the discrepancies in CWD testing results by following its rules and protocols, the TWRA changed the rules and protocols to avoid having to admit mistakes,” the lawsuit claims.
A spokesperson for TWRA said Wednesday agency personnel could not comment on pending legislation. But, in a statement released about the state testing methods, the agency disputed Kelly’s allegations about the validity of their tests.
“The ELISA test used at the laboratories to detect CWD prions has been shown to be effective for early detection of disease, including animals recently infected but not yet showing symptoms,” the statement said. “For the agency, the results are critical for the continued surveillance and monitoring of CWD. Last season was the first since the discovery of CWD in Tennessee there was not a spread of the disease to new counties, which we believe is a positive indicator that current management protocols are working.”
Frustrated by his efforts to call attention to the problem, Kelly said he wrote a memo to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, the agency’s oversight board.
The day Kelly sent the memo, TWRA officers arrived at his home to hand deliver a letter placing him on leave. The wildlife law enforcement officers confiscated his cell phone, keys and laptops.
Kelly was then ordered to TWRA headquarters, where he was “questioned by law enforcement officers for hours” — among them a TWRA law enforcement officer married to Kelly’s immediate supervisor. The lawsuit calls Kelly’s treatment “malicious and willful.”
The lawsuit claims TWRA violated state laws protecting state employee and citizen whistleblower complaints. TWRA has not yet filed its legal response.
see Tennessee CWD Distribution Maps
On December 14, 2018, TWRA was informed by its CWD diagnostic laboratory 10 hunter-harvested deer from Hardeman and Fayette Counties were suspect for CWD. These deer had been sampled in November during the opening weekend of the deer gun season. Once the CWD-suspect deer were confirmed positive, TWRA’s CWD Response Plan was enacted and the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) established what is now known as Unit CWD, extended the deer season in the affected area to get more deer sampled, and instituted deer carcass exportation and wildlife feeding restrictions to help prevent disease spread.
The 2018-2019 Deer Season
Thanks to the cooperation of hunters and the actions of the Commission, the extended season in January 2019 was a very successful data-gathering effort and TWRA was able to learn a lot about the frequency and distribution of CWD in the affected area. With the aid of hunters, processors, and taxidermists, TWRA was able to test over 3,100 deer. Of these deer, 185 deer were confirmed positive for CWD, with 107 confirmations coming from Fayette County, 77 from Hardeman County, and one from Madison County. It was also determined, in accordance with TWRA’s CWD Management Plan; another 5 southwestern counties were affected since CWD was detected within 10 miles of their borders. These five counties include Chester, Haywood, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton Counties and were considered high-risk status for CWD. In all counties designated high risk or positive, carcass transportation and wildlife feeding regulations are applicable.
The 2019-2020 Deer Season
The TWRA and the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) created Unit CWD, consisting of Chester, Haywood, Fayette, Hardeman, Madison, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton counties. Unit CWD deer bag limits and seasons were tailored to empower hunters to increase the deer harvest to keep the number of diseased deer in the affected area to a minimum, reduce disease rates where possible, and keep CWD from spreading. With incredible support and participation from hunters, processors, taxidermists, and TWRA field staff, a grand total 14, 243 samples were tested for CWD. These tests were collected by way of mandatory check station weekends, drop-offs at 27 freezer locations, 13 taxidermists, 21 processors, and from deer showing clinical symptoms. This was a remarkably commendable effort from all involved! See the 2019-2020 CWD Results table for the county by county breakdown. By the close of the season, CWD had been found in wild deer in three additional counties and three additional counties are now considered high risk. The current status of CWD affected counties:
- Positive Counties (CWD positive deer found within the county): Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, and Tipton
- High-Risk Counties (CWD positive deer found within 10 miles of the county border): Crocket, Gibson, Lauderdale, and McNairy
In all counties designated high risk or positive, carcass transportation and wildlife feeding regulations are applicable.
Summary of CWD Testing Results for the 2019-2020 Deer Season = 491 positives detected.
Currently, there are 11 counties affected by CWD, including high-risk counties where CWD has been detected within ten miles of the county border, and positive counties in which CWD has been detected. High-risk counties include Crocket, Gibson, Lauderdale, and McNairy counties. Positive counties include Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, and Tipton counties.
On December 14, 2018, TWRA was informed by its CWD diagnostic laboratory 10 hunter-harvested deer from Hardeman and Fayette Counties were suspect for CWD. These deer had been sampled in November during the opening weekend of the deer gun season. Once the CWD-suspect deer were confirmed positive, TWRA’s CWD Response Plan was enacted and the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) established what is now known as Unit CWD, extended the deer season in the affected area to get more deer sampled, and instituted deer carcass exportation and wildlife feeding restrictions to help prevent disease spread.
The 2018-2019 Deer Season
Thanks to the cooperation of hunters and the actions of the Commission, the extended season in January 2019 was a very successful data-gathering effort and TWRA was able to learn a lot about the frequency and distribution of CWD in the affected area. With the aid of hunters, processors, and taxidermists, TWRA was able to test over 3,100 deer. Of these deer, 185 deer were confirmed positive for CWD, with 107 confirmations coming from Fayette County, 77 from Hardeman County, and one from Madison County. It was also determined, in accordance with TWRA’s CWD Management Plan; another 5 southwestern counties were affected since CWD was detected within 10 miles of their borders. These five counties include Chester, Haywood, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton Counties and were considered high-risk status for CWD. In all counties designated high risk or positive, carcass transportation and wildlife feeding regulations are applicable.
The 2019-2020 Deer Season
The TWRA and the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) created Unit CWD, consisting of Chester, Haywood, Fayette, Hardeman, Madison, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton counties. Unit CWD deer bag limits and seasons were tailored to empower hunters to increase the deer harvest to keep the number of diseased deer in the affected area to a minimum, reduce disease rates where possible, and keep CWD from spreading. With incredible support and participation from hunters, processors, taxidermists, and TWRA field staff, a grand total 14, 243 samples were tested for CWD. These tests were collected by way of mandatory check station weekends, drop-offs at 27 freezer locations, 13 taxidermists, 21 processors, and from deer showing clinical symptoms. This was a remarkably commendable effort from all involved! See the 2019-2020 CWD Results table for the county by county breakdown. By the close of the season, CWD had been found in wild deer in three additional counties and three additional counties are now considered high risk. The current status of CWD affected counties:
- Positive Counties (CWD positive deer found within the county): Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, and Tipton
- High-Risk Counties (CWD positive deer found within 10 miles of the county border): Crocket, Gibson, Lauderdale, and McNairy
In all counties designated high risk or positive, carcass transportation and wildlife feeding regulations are applicable.
Deer Management in Tennessee 2019-2023 A Strategic Plan for the Systems, Processes, Protocols, and Programs Pertaining to the Management of White-tailed Deer in Tennessee
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is in the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE). It is caused by a prion or infectious protein particle that persists in the environment indefinitely. In Tennessee, native white-tailed deer and reintroduced wild elk, as well as several exotic captive cervid species, including captive elk, are at risk for infection with CWD. CWD is the greatest threat to the future of deer and deer hunting in Tennessee, and TWRA is proactively addressing this threat.
We have monitored deer for CWD since 2004. In November 2018, we began implementation of a new CWD surveillance strategy weighted towards counties with higher risk (Schuler et al. 2018). On December 14th, 2018 we received notification from our CWD testing facility that 10 samples collected during our CWD surveillance tested positive for CWD. The 10 positive samples occured in two counties that were considered high risk and received increased surveillance under the new strategy.
Immediate implementation of our CWD Response Plan (TWRA 2018), resulted in over 180 additional positives being confirmed in these two counties as well as one in southwest Madison County.
As this plan was being finalized, we began developing a long-term management plan for CWD in light of these findings. With the exception of minor revisions, the objectives outlined below were mostly developed prior to finding CWD in Tennessee. These objectives still apply, but more objectives, strategies, and actions will likely arise as a CWD Management Plan is further developed.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022
Tennessee CWD-Positive Deer Confirmed in Dyer County, Obion County, Lake County Become High-Risk
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021
Tennessee 2020-2021 CWD TSE Prion Sample Collection 645 Positive
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
Tennessee During the 2020-21 season,18,616 deer sampled 556 positives and 2,319 tests pending
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020
Tennessee 2019-20 deer season 462 CWD TSE Prion Confirmed To Date
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019
Tennessee CWD TSE Prion 2019 to 2020 Sample 148 Positive So Far
Tennessee CWD TSE Prion 2019 to 2020 Sample 148 Positive So Far
Tennessee CWD TSE Prion 2019 to 2020 To Date 148 Positive
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2018
Tennessee Confirms Ten Plus Three More Preliminary Chronic Wasting Disease Cases Enacts CWD Response Plan
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018
Tennessee Preliminarily Detects Ten Chronic Wasting Disease Cases; Enacts CWD Response Plan Friday, December 14, 2018
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2018
Tennessee Confirms Ten Plus Three More Preliminary Chronic Wasting Disease Cases Enacts CWD Response Plan
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018
Tennessee Preliminarily Detects Ten Chronic Wasting Disease Cases; Enacts CWD Response Plan Friday, December 14, 2018
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Tennessee Four Charged with Illegal Importation of Deer Carcasses from a CWD Positive State
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Tennessee Republican representative Bud Hulsey wants to weaken CWD Carcass Ban rule and put other states at risk
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013
Tennessee Launches CWD Herd Certification Program in the wake of legislation for game farms
2013
Greetings Tennessean Hunters et al, and politicians,
well, the writing is on the wall Tennessee hunters.
it’s only a matter a time for Tennessee and CWD, and the big ag and officials can’t wait for it $$$
it’s only a matter of time now Tennesseans, and your state too will be full of CWD.
sad...
Monday, November 12, 2012
Tennessee The White-tailed Deer Breeding and Farming Act pushes to legalize deer farming 2012
***Texas CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Texas, to date, CWD has been detected in 185 Cases...tss)
***> 2023 TEXAS CWD TSE PRION CONFIRMED TO DATE 575+ CASES AND MOUNTING!
***> 2023 Texas TPWD CWD Update December 8, 2023, is extremely dire!
TITLE 31. NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION PART 2. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 65. WILDLIFE
SUBCHAPTER B. DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE
DIVISION 2. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES
31 TAC §65.95
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Since mid-July of this year, the department has received confirmation of CWD in deer breeding facilities in Brooks, Frio, Zavala, Kimble, and Cherokee counties. Current rules provide that when CWD is detected in a breeding facility or at a location where breeder deer have been released, the facility and any directly connected facilities are immediately prohibited from receiving or transferring deer and the department and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) staff immediately begin epidemiological investigations to determine the extent and significance of possible disease transmission.
In the case of the Brooks County breeding facility, department records indicate that the facility has within the last five years transferred 1,057 deer to 51 deer breeding facilities, five Deer Management Permit (DMP) sites, and 77 release sites located in a total of 67 counties, as well as to three destinations in Mexico.
In the case of the Frio County breeding facility, department records indicate that the facility has "certified herd" status under the TAHC herd certification program and within the last five years has transferred 627 deer to 46 deer breeding facilities, two nursing facilities, two DMP sites, and 29 release sites located in a total of 41 counties.
In the case of the Zavala County breeding facility, department records indicate that within the last five years the facility has transferred 276 deer to three deer breeding facilities, one DMP facility, and 21 release sites located in a total of 14 counties.
In the case of the Kimble County breeding facility, the facility was the source or destination for 282 deer, including deer sent to seven release sites.
In the case of the Cherokee County breeding facility, the facility received 17 deer from four breeding facilities but did not transfer deer to another breeding facility or release site.
The breeding facilities, nursing facilities, DMP facilities, and release sites that have received deer from the positive facilities are directly connected to those facilities and are of epidemiological concern. These facilities are by current rule also prohibited from receiving or transferring deer unless and until epidemiological investigation determines that Movement Qualified (MQ) status can be restored. Deer breeding facilities that received deer from one or more of the directly connected breeding facilities (referred to as "Tier 1" facilities) are indirectly connected to the positive facilities and are of epidemiological concern because they have received exposed deer that were in a trace-out breeding facility.
The recent detections of CWD in breeding facilities located in Brooks, Frio, Zavala, Kimble, and Cherokee counties are part of an ongoing outbreak of CWD in deer breeding facilities.
Since March 29, 2021, CWD has been detected in 15 counties.
In 2023 alone, CWD has been detected in 12 deer breeding facilities located in nine counties.
Prior to 2021, CWD was detected in six deer breeding facilities located in four counties.
In response to the magnitude and the potential severity of this situation, the emergency rules require the ante-mortem testing of test eligible deer prior to transfer from a breeding facility to another breeding facility.
The emergency action is necessary to protect the state's white-tailed deer populations, as well as associated industries.
TEXAS TPWD Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Free-Range Coleman County Deer
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Free-Range Coleman County Deer
Dec. 8, 2023 Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Coleman County, marking the first detection in the county.
A two-year-old whitetail buck harvested by a hunter on a low-fenced property tested positive through sampling conducted voluntarily to assist with the state’s CWD surveillance.
The sample was collected by a TPWD Wildlife Biologist as part of the statewide surveillance effort. Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory initially analyzed the samples, and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa confirmed the CWD detection.
CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs. Early detection and proactive monitoring improve the state’s response time to the detection of CWD and can greatly reduce the risk of further disease spread.
TPWD encourages hunters to voluntary test hunter-harvested deer in the area between Coleman and Cross Plains. For more information about voluntary sampling contact your local TPWD biologist (need a link to our webpage). The Department will establish CWD containment and surveillance zones in the area but they may not be implemented until 2024.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. This slow, progressive disease may not produce visible signs in susceptible species for several years after infection. As the disease process continues, animals with CWD may show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture and/or drooping ears, and excessive thirst, salivation or urination.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border. CWD has since been detected in Texas captive and free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk.
For more information on previous detections in Texas and CWD best management practices for hunters and landowners, visit TPWD’s CWD page.
Texas CWD cases are mounting from Captive Breeder Facilities at an exponential rate, pretty much out of control, imo...terry
TEXAS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RISES SUBSTANTIALLY TO 575 CONFIRMED CWD CASES TO DATE
Listing of CWD Cases in Texas
Show 25
Positive Number CWD Positive Confirmation Date Free Range Captive County Source Species Sex Age
575 2023-10-26 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer M 2.3
574 2023-10-26 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 4.3
573 2023-10-26 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.3
572 2023-10-26 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer M 3.4
571 2023-10-26 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 2.3
570 2023-10-19 White-tailed Deer Medina Facility #27 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer M 1.2
569 2023-10-26 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Release Site F 3.5
568 2023-10-24 Elk Medina Facility #3 Elk - Breeder Release Site M Unknown
567 2023-10-24 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 2.3
566 2023-10-24 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.3
565 2023-10-12 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 0.3
564 2023-09-19 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer M 6.2
563 2023-09-19 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.3
562 2023-09-19 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.1
561 2023-09-12 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer M 0.2
560 2023-09-12 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.2
559 2023-09-12 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 2.1
558 2023-09-12 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.2
557 2023-09-11 White-tailed Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 3.1
556 2023-09-11 Elk Dallam N/A Elk - Free Range M Unknown
555 2023-09-07 White-tailed Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 6.2
554 2023-09-08 Mule Deer El Paso N/A Mule Deer - Free Range F 4.5
553 2023-09-08 Breeder Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 4.1
552 2023-09-08 Breeder Deer Hunt Facility #9 White-tailed Deer - Breeder Deer F 13.1
snip...see all of the 575 CWD Positive Cervid in Texas, multiple pages;
June 14th of 2023 the CWD Positive tally was at 508 confirmed cases in Texas.
TODAY, November 1st, 2023, that total increased to 575 CWD Confirmed Cases, to date, in Texas.
AN increase of 67 CWD positive cases in 4+ months for Texas...WOW!
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Medina County Deer Breeding Facility
Oct. 24, 2023
Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Medina County, marking the fifth detection since 2015 in a deer-breeding facility in the county.
A one-year-old buck tested positive through an antemortem (live-animal) test conducted to meet annual CWD surveillance requirements for the facility.
Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab initially analyzed the samples, and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa confirmed the CWD detection.
CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs. Early detection and proactive monitoring improve the state’s response time to the detection of CWD and can greatly reduce the risk of further disease spread.
Due to this recent detection, TPWD may establish a surveillance zone encompassing a two-mile radius. Any hunter harvesting a deer on a property that is wholly or partially encompassed by the zone will be subject to CWD zone rules. All hunter-harvested deer from this new zone must be presented at the Hondo check station location within 48 hours of harvesting the deer.
All affected landowners within this zone will be contacted by the department after the zone boundaries are established.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. This slow, progressive disease may not produce visible signs in susceptible species for several years after infection. As the irreversible disease process continues, animals with CWD may show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture and/or drooping ears, and excessive thirst, salivation or urination.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border. CWD has since been detected in Texas captive and free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk.
For more information on previous detections in Texas and CWD best management practices for hunters and landowners, visit TPWD’s CWD page. The recently updated page includes a map of all CWD zones, check stations and positive case tracking. This webpage can be utilized to find answers to frequently asked questions, view videos with information from wildlife veterinarians and review the latest news.
SINCE THEN, the 575+ cases have increased by who knows, TPWD et al CWD Tracker page is outdated again, but i understand why, they can't keep up, here are the cases since October 2023...terry
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at Kerr Wildlife Management Area Captive Deer Research Facility
Dec. 1, 2023
Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have reported a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a 14-month-old captive male white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) research facility. The detection resulted from ante-mortem testing conducted on all captive white-tailed deer as part of ongoing research. Samples from the buck were sent to the National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Iowa for confirmation.
Out of an abundance of caution, TPWD staff euthanized all deer in the research facility and collected post-mortem samples, which resulted in no additional detections. TPWD will continue monitoring for CWD throughout the research facility and the WMA.
“TPWD staff are disappointed to abruptly end nearly 50 years of white-tailed deer research that has significantly influenced deer management in Texas and across the country” said John Silovsky, Wildlife Division Director. “Staff will continue to investigate opportunities to enhance the understanding of this insidious disease in both captive environments and free-ranging populations.”
Built in 1974, the high-fenced research facility offers researchers facilities to study white-tailed deer in a controlled setting. The 23-acre facility now is double high fenced and consists of breeding and rearing enclosures, and a series of other structures that facilitate the safe handling of research animals.
The initial stock of deer in the research facility consisted of native Texas whitetails obtained from various locations throughout the state. TPWD did not routinely move deer into or out of the facility after that initial stocking.
The research herd has been maintained as a pedigreed herd investigating nutritional, age and genetic relationships in deer. Research programs in the facility have supported wild deer herd management activities, outreach programs, trainings and the development of antler regulations across the state.
The Kerr WMA has conducted CWD surveillance of its wild and captive deer herds since 2002. Surveillance efforts within the research facility totaled 242 regulatory tests since 2018. Wild deer harvested on the WMA through the public hunting program and field research since 2018 have provided an additional 259 regulatory tests with no detections.
TPWD has intensified its investigations within the facility for the presence of CWD prions since May 8, when the agency received conflicting results —from a presumptive positive RT-QuIC amplification test and not-detected regulatory tests— on a female deer euthanized in January of this year. Assessments within the facility this summer included surveillance with swabs of equipment, water and feed sites paired with targeted euthanasia and tissue testing. Subsequent amplification and regulatory tests confirmed not-detected results on the 66 deer postmortem tested, as part of the investigation. Remaining individuals in the facility were screened with ante-mortem tonsil and rectal biopsies in October resulting in the positive detection from a tonsil biopsy on the 14-month-old male.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. This slow, progressive disease may not produce visible signs in susceptible species for several years after infection. As the disease process continues, animals with CWD may show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture and/or drooping ears, and excessive thirst, salivation or urination.
CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs. Early detection and proactive monitoring improve the state’s response time to the detection of CWD and can greatly reduce the risk of further disease spread.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border. CWD has since been detected in Texas captive and free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk.
For more information on previous detections in Texas and CWD best management practices for hunters and landowners, visit TPWD’s CWD page. For more information about the Kerr WMA and research projects visit Kerr WMA web page.
very sad TPWD et al, but keep up the good work trying to detect and contain CWD...terry
HERE IS some previous suspect deer there i ask about in August 2023;
***>I recommend you send questions to WL.Health@tpwd.texas.gov and our knowledge experts can respond to you.
Greetings TPWD et al, I have followed Cwd, BSE, Scrapie, Camel Prion Disease, CJD, closely since 1997, and every deer in Texas that had CWD since 2012, Mule deer. The travesty of the junk science the breeders are throwing out on cwd is almost comical, if not for the seriousness of Cwd. I keep hearing about a Deer at Kerr WMA, all these breeders keep asking about. Now I read a while back about Kerr WMA, that there was a false positive cwd, that was followed by two negative tests, so this deer was negative, but I have no confirmation on this. Could you please confirm or deny this please, and give me a bit of background on this?
Thank you kindly for all the hard work you are doing trying to contain this monster…
Kindest regards, terry Terry S. Singeltary Sr. flounder9@verizon.com
On Aug 1, 2023, at 12:19 PM, WL Health <WL.Health@tpwd.texas.gov> wrote:
Hello sir, please see below for the background you are looking for. In the case of the Kerr WMA, included are 2 statements written by TPWD as the situation unfolded and the course of action taken by test type and subsequent results. These include the dates they were prepared as well. Currently the facility, as stated below, is conducting further testing out of an abundance of caution. June 8, 2023
TPWD is continuing to investigate a test result on a white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. Researchers working with TPWD have reported a CWD-positive test result on the deer, produced by an experimental test not yet validated by USDA. However, this result conflicts with a “not-detected” test result from the same animal using a USDA-validated test.
TPWD has now received additional test results, using immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing, from Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). The results came back “Not Detected.”
Additional analysis is still being conducted to compare results.
TPWD is investigating this case, which involves one deer. The suspect and unofficial CWD-positive detection resulted from an RT-QuIC test, an experimental assay that shows some promise as a more sensitive CWD detection technique that can be used on a wider range of tissues than other available methods of detection. The “not-detected” test result was produced using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ELISA is a USDA-validated immunological test administered by Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Out of an abundance of caution and to reconcile the different test results, TPWD is seeking further tissue testing and in the meantime is treating the facility with a high standard of precautionary measures. All deer from this CWD research project were euthanized at the end of the project and tested for CWD as part of established research protocol. All other deer tested “not detected” for CWD.
Since 1974, TPWD has maintained the closed, pedigreed white-tailed deer herd at Kerr WMA for controlled studies on age, nutrition and genetics, providing results to stakeholders for management of wild deer herds. TPWD continues to operate the facility to share results with stakeholders for research and demonstration purposes and does not routinely move deer into or out of the facility.
6-28-2023 Update The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has received additional test results on a suspect CWD-positive white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Researchers working with TPWD originally reported a suspect CWD-positive test result on the deer, produced by an RT-QuIC test, an experimental test not yet validated by USDA. However, this result conflicted with two “Not-Detected” test results from the same animal using USDA-validated tests, from Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Further testing on lymph nodes and brain tissue from the suspect animal utilizing protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) testing, a technique similar to RT-QuIC, have been performed and reported with “Not Detected” results. Out of an abundance of caution, TPWD is pursuing further testing in the facility and maintaining biosecurity measures. All deer from this CWD research project were euthanized at the end of the project and tested for CWD as part of established research protocol. All other deer tested “Not Detected” for CWD. The facility performs CWD testing on mortalities and euthanized individuals as part of routine protocols. Since 1974, TPWD has maintained the closed, pedigreed white-tailed deer herd at Kerr WMA for controlled studies on age, nutrition, and genetics, providing results to stakeholders for management of wild deer herds. TPWD does not routinely move deer into or out of the facility.
end...personal communication...terry
TAHC Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Cherokee County Deer Breeding Facility
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Cherokee County Deer Breeding Facility
AUSTIN, TX — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Cherokee County, marking the first detection in a deer breeding facility in the county.
A four-year-old buck tested positive using postmortem testing conducted to meet annual CWD surveillance requirements for the facility.
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory initially analyzed the samples, and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa confirmed the CWD detection.
CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs. Early detection and proactive monitoring improve the state’s response time to the detection of CWD and can greatly reduce the risk of further disease spread.
Any person interested in having their harvest tested for CWD should contact a local biologist, found on the TPWD website.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. This slow, progressive disease may not produce visible signs in susceptible species for several years after infection. As the disease process continues, animals with CWD may show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture and/or drooping ears, and excessive thirst, salivation or urination.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border. CWD has since been detected in Texas captive and free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk.
For more information on previous detections in Texas and CWD best management practices for hunters and landowners, visit TPWD's CWD page or the TAHC's CWD page.
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Texas CWD Surveillance Positives (please note, TPWD CWD POSITIVE Tracking page is outdated again)
Counties where CWD Exposed Deer were Released
Number of CWD Exposed Deer Released by County
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Captive Herds updated April 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Captive Herds updated April 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP in Texas
Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas
A Real Disease with Proven Impacts
Produced by a coalition of concerned hunters, landowners, & conservationists (last update 08/2023)
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Since 2012, CWD has been detected in wild deer in just 7 counties in Texas and is only established in the western panhandle and far west Texas.
In that same period of time, captive deer breeders have exposed almost half of Texas counties to CWD.
Deer held in captive breeding facilities are confined to much tighter spaces, and have intimate contact with many more animals on a daily basis. By far the greatest factor in amplifying the spread of CWD is the artificial movement of these animals, shipped in livestock trailers hundreds of miles, far outside of their natural home range, and ultimately released to co-mingle with wild deer.
Each year, Texas captive deer breeders liberate 20,000-30,000 deer from their pens to the wild.
For every deer breeding facility where a CWD positive deer is discovered, an epidemiological investigation is conducted by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to determine how many other deer may have been exposed to the disease and where they have been shipped. Because of the prolific artificial movement of captive deer, one deer with CWD can impact hundreds of other facilities and ranches across the state.
Unfortunately, released deer in Texas are not required to retain any kind of visible identification (an ear tag), and for this reason, the vast majority of released deer cannot be relocated for testing.
As of August 2023, 116 Texas counties have received possibly infected breeder deer that cannot be located, putting more than 140,000 landowners at risk of the disease.
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The state of Texas has been testing for CWD since 2002. Since that time, more than 302,360 captive and free range deer have been tested.
From 2015-2022, more than 127,000 samples were collected from hunter-harvested and roadkill deer. This sampling rate and risk-based distribution provides scientists confidence that they would have detected the disease if it existed at a very low prevalence (<1%) in any given region at the time sampling began.
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We have learned from other states where CWD has been present the longest, that a constant increase in the prevalence of the disease may lead to a significant decline in the deer population. When disease prevalence exceeds 20%, deer populations have declined by up to 50%. In some areas of Colorado, where CWD has been present since 1985, mule deer abundance has declined by 45% since that time, despite adequate habitat and no hunting ( Miller et al. 2008 ). Similarly, the South Converse Game Unit in Wyoming has documented CWD prevalence exceeding 50% and has seen an approximate 50% decline in mule deer populations.
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Rural Economies
Deer hunting is the lifeblood of rural Texas. White-tailed deer hunting is by far the most impactful segment of the hunting economy, representing $4.3 billion, according to a recent Texas A&M Study. And while deer breeders represent a very small segment of that economy (less than 5%), they represent one of the greatest risks. ( Full Texas A&M Report )
Real Estate
Rural land prices are largely driven by recreational buyers with hunting as a top land amenity. Without deer hunting, many of these properties will be worth much less.
Conservation Funding
Deer hunters are the largest funders of wildlife conservation in Texas through excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and gear along with active membership supporting and funding conservation organizations. If deer hunting suffers due to CWD, all wildlife in Texas lose.
Culture & Health
Texas’ native deer herd has iconic value for all Texans. Deer hunting brings families together, creates camaraderie in communities, and serves to connect Texans to nature. There is no better protein than wild, locally harvested, non-GMO and totally organic venison. A healthy deer herd leads to healthy Texans and a healthy and prosperous Texas.
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This isn't a disease for our lifetime. It's a disease for our grandchildren's lifetime.
- Dr. Bob Dittmar, Former Texas State Wildlife Veterinarian
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See the full text with maps, graphs, much more, excellent data…
Since 2012, CWD has been detected in wild deer in just 7 counties in Texas and is only established in the western panhandle and far west Texas.
In that same period of time, captive deer breeders have exposed almost half of Texas counties to CWD.
As of August 2023, 116 Texas counties have received possibly infected breeder deer that cannot be located, putting more than 140,000 landowners at risk of the disease.
Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas A Real Disease with Proven Impacts
Produced by a coalition of concerned hunters, landowners, & conservationists (last update 08/2023)
TPWD Executive Order No. 23-003 CWD Emergency Rules Adopted for Movement of Breeder Deer
Executive Orders
2023
Executive Order No. 23-003
Date: July 24, 2023
The Executive Director finds that additional discoveries of CWD in free-ranging white-tailed deer within deer breeding facilities regulated under Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter L and regulations adopted pursuant to that subchapter (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapters B and T) constitute an immediate danger to the white-tailed deer and mule deer resources of Texas and that the adoption of rules on an emergency basis with fewer than 30 days’ notice is necessary to address an immediate danger.
15 minute mark video shows sick deer with cwd, and this deer DIED FROM CWD, IT'S DOCUMENTED, commentator says ''so if anyone every tells you, that a deer has never died from CWD, think of this picture, because the Wisconsin Veterinary Lab told us, what when they looked at her sample under a microscope, she was the hottest animal they had ever seen, and that's in terms of the fluorescents that comes off the slide when the look at it, so, a lot of Prion in her system.''
see much more about 2 hours long...
TEXAS BREEDER DEER ESCAPEE WITH CWD IN THE WILD, or so the genetics would show?
OH NO, please tell me i heard this wrong, a potential Texas captive escapee with cwd in the wild, in an area with positive captive cwd herd?
apparently, no ID though. tell me it ain't so please...
23:00 minute mark
''Free Ranging Deer, Dr. Deyoung looked at Genetics of this free ranging deer and what he found was, that the genetics on this deer were more similar to captive deer, than the free ranging population, but he did not see a significant connection to any one captive facility that he analyzed, so we believe, Ahhhhhh, this animal had some captive ahhh, whatnot.''
Commission Agenda Item No. 5 Exhibit B
DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE RULES
PROPOSAL PREAMBLE
1. Introduction.
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A third issue is the accuracy of mortality reporting. Department records indicate that for each of the last five years an average of 26 deer breeders have reported a shared total of 159 escapes. Department records for the same time period indicate an average of 31 breeding facilities reported a shared total of 825 missing deer (deer that department records indicate should be present in the facility, but cannot be located or verified).
On January 21, 2017 a tornado took down thousands of feet of fence for a 420-acre illegal deer enclosure in Lamar County that had been subject to federal and state investigation for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi from Texas (a CWD positive state). Native deer were free to move on and off the property before all of the deer were able to be tested for CWD. Testing will be made available for a period of three years for CWD on the property and will be available for deer killed within a 5-mile radius of the property on a voluntary basis.
“It is interesting to note that, in 2001, the State of Texas shifted its deer management strategies toward the same leanings that Kroll has suggested for Wisconsin. In Texas, the change was brought about via heavy lobbying from the high-fence deer ranching industry. This pressure helped convince the Texas Parks and Wildlife to change their regulations and allow private landowners to select the own deer biologists.”
2012 “For 10 years, Texas has had an aggressive Chronic Wasting Disease prevention and monitoring program. Wildlife agency regulations prohibit importing deer into the state, and the agency has tested more than 26,000 hunter-taken deer and 7,400 animals from the captive-deer industry. None of those deer tested positive.”
''On January 21, 2017 a tornado took down thousands of feet of fence for a 420-acre illegal deer enclosure in Lamar County that had been subject to federal and state investigation for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi from Texas (a CWD positive state). Native deer were free to move on and off the property before all of the deer were able to be tested for CWD. Testing will be made available for a period of three years for CWD on the property and will be available for deer killed within a 5-mile radius of the property on a voluntary basis. ''
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Symposium 2018 posted January 2019 VIDEO SET 18 CLIPS
See Wisconsin update...terrible news, right after Texas updated map around 5 minute mark...
WISCONSIN CWD CAPTIVE CWD UPDATE VIDEO
cwd update on Wisconsin from Tammy Ryan...
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Symposium 2018 posted January 2019 VIDEO SET 18 CLIPS See Wisconsin update...terrible news, right after Texas updated map around 5 minute mark...
CWD WEBINAR CWD YESTERDAY! December 11, 2019
Dr. Mckenzie and CIDRAP on CWD TSE Prion
122: Prions and Chronic Wasting Disease with Jason Bartz
Texas CWD Symposium: Transmission by Saliva, Feces, Urine & Blood
the other part, these tissues and things in the body then shed or secrete prions which then are the route to other animals into the environment, so in particular, the things, the secretions that are infectious are salvia, feces, blood and urine. so pretty much anything that comes out of a deer is going to be infectious and potential for transmitting disease.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2023
TEXAS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RISES SUBSTANTIALLY TO 575 CONFIRMED CWD CASES TO DATE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020
Texas CWD TSE Prion 3 More Documented, 185 Cases To Date
THURSDAY, JULY 09, 2020
Texas CWD TSE Prion Jumps BY 13 To 182 Confirmed Cases To Date
SATURDAY, JULY 04, 2020
TAHC CHAPTER 40 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE 406th COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA June 23, 2020 8:30 A.M.
SUNDAY, MARCH 08, 2020
Texas CWD TSE Prion Confirms 169 Positive To Date
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Symposium 2018 posted January 2019 VIDEO SET 18 CLIPS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ORDER DECLARING A CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE HIGH RISK AREA CONTAINMENT ZONE FOR PORTIONS OF VAL VERDE COUNTY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019
In Vitro detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prions in semen and reproductive tissues of white tailed deer bucks (Odocoileus virginianus
SUNDAY, AUGUST 02, 2015
TEXAS CWD, Have you been ThunderStruck, deer semen, straw bred bucks, super ovulation, and the potential TSE Prion connection, what if?
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020
***> Jerking for Dollars, Are Texas Politicians and Legislators Masturbating Deer For Money, and likely spreading CWD TSE Prion?
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2020
TEXAS REPORTS 20 NEW CWD TSE PRION CASES 3 WILD 17 BREEDER 166 POSITIVE TO DATE
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020
TPW Commission has adopted rules establishing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management zones to further detection and response efforts among WTD
SUNDAY, MARCH 01, 2020
Texas As one CWD investigation continues, another launches...THE FULL MONTY!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2017
TEXAS TAHC CWD TSE PRION Trace Herds INs and OUTs Summary Minutes of the 399th and 398th Commission Meeting – 8/22/2017 5/9/2017
SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2017
85th Legislative Session 2017 AND THE TEXAS TWO STEP Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion, and paying to play
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017
Texas 85th Legislative Session 2017 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cervid Captive Breeder Industry
*** TEXAS TAHC OLD STATISTICS BELOW FOR PAST CWD TESTING ***
CWD TEXAS TAHC OLD FILE HISTORY
updated from some of my old files, some of the links will not work.
*** Subject: CWD testing in Texas ***
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:45:14 –0500
From: Kenneth Waldrup
To: flounder@wt.net
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MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2017
*** Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion History ***
***Utah CWD TSE Prion
(Utah, to date, as of October 7, 2020, 118 mule deer and two elk have tested positive for CWD TSE Prion...tss)
***2023 Utah CWD TSE Prion, Currently, 188 mule deer and four elk have tested positive for CWD in Utah.
Thursday, November 30, 2023, 9:50 am
Chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer for first time in Payson SALT LAKE CITY — Chronic wasting disease was first detected in mule deer in Utah in 2002 in northeastern Utah, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently confirmed it has now spread to deer in the Payson area of Utah County, as well.
Buck deer standing in grass next to a barbed wire fence, in the fall Chronic wasting disease is a relatively rare transmissible disease that affects the nervous systems of deer, elk and moose. The disease was first discovered in Utah in 2002 in a buck deer harvested during the rifle hunt near Vernal.
The DWR monitors for the spread of chronic wasting disease in big game animals across Utah and conducts check stations each fall during the general-season rifle deer hunts to test harvested deer in specific hunting units. The samples taken from deer during this year's check stations were sent to the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Logan, and the DWR recently received the test results.
Between July 1 and Nov. 28, DWR biologists have confirmed 26 positive cases of chronic wasting disease, including 25 deer and one elk. Of those animals, 18 were harvested by hunters, five were found dead and three were sick animals that were reported and euthanized by the DWR. The majority of the positive CWD cases were from northeastern Utah, but a positive deer was also located in Payson, which is a new area for chronic wasting disease. Three deer from Moab also tested positive, which is an ongoing hotspot for the disease. Two deer from North Salt Lake were also among the positive CWD cases, which is another recent hotspot for the disease after a deer tested positive for the first time there last year.
Currently, 188 mule deer and four elk have tested positive for CWD in Utah. CWD is currently found in areas of northeastern Utah, southeastern Utah and northern Utah. Visit the DWR website to see a map of the areas of Utah with CWD (but note that the map hasn't yet been updated with these latest cases.)
"We can't accurately compare each year's positive cases to determine how fast the disease is spreading because we sample different areas of the state each year that have different prevalence; alternatively, we compare each unit from year to year," DWR State Wildlife Veterinarian Ginger Stout said. "However, we are finding the disease in new areas, so unfortunately, it does appear to be spreading in Utah. We are continuing to do extensive monitoring and trying different hunting strategies to stay on top of the disease and its prevalence in the state."
Chronic wasting disease is caused by a misfolded protein, called a prion, that aggregates in the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by the same type of misfolded protein as "mad cow disease" in cows. Infected animals develop brain lesions, become emaciated, appear listless and have droopy ears. They may also salivate excessively and eventually die.
Infected animals may shed prions in their urine, feces and saliva. Transmission may occur directly through contact with an infected animal or indirectly through environmental contamination. (A dead carcass can contaminate the soil.) Prions are extremely resilient in the environment and can stay infectious for years.
While the Centers for Disease Control says the risk of transmission from animals to humans is considered extremely low, they recommend not consuming meat from animals infected with chronic wasting disease.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020
Utah As of October 7, 2020, 118 mule deer and two elk have tested positive for CWD TSE Prion
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020
Utah CWD TSE Prion Since July 1, 2019, the DWR confirmed 16 positive deer statewide Six of those, including Coal, were in the La Sal Unit, 59 test pending
***Vermont CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 Vermont CWD TSE PRION, to date, CWD has not been detected, don't cwd test enough, you don't find...terry
***Virginia CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Virginia, to date, has detected 84 CWD-positive deer have been detected in Virginia in Frederick and northern Shenandoah counties...tss)
***2023 Virginia CWD TSE Prion, Since 2009, a total of 179 CWD-positive deer have been confirmed in Virginia.
UPDATE!
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2023
Contact:
Alexandra Lombard alexandra.lombard@dwr.virginia.gov 540-315-6145
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected for First Time in Carroll County
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has recently confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult male deer legally harvested near Dugspur, in Carroll County, VA. This marks the first confirmed case of CWD in Carroll County, although the county is already included in Disease Management Area 3 (DMA3) due to previous detections in neighboring counties.
The deer in question was brought to a taxidermist in October 2023, and DWR obtained the sample shortly thereafter as part of the Department’s proactive CWD surveillance efforts. After confirmatory testing at a separate lab and verification of the exact location of harvest, DWR has arranged for additional sample collection from the general area. No regulatory changes will be implemented until the conclusion of the 2023–2024 deer hunting season.
As a reminder, whole carcasses and high-risk tissues from deer harvested in Carroll County may not be transported outside of DMA3 boundaries. Hunters in Carroll County can choose to have their deer tested for CWD at no cost by bringing the head to a CWD drop site or a participating meat processor in DMA3. Refrigerator locations and participating processors can be found through the new interactive testing map or in this DMA3 drop site list.
For additional information about hunting in DMA3, please visit: What You Need To Know About Hunting in Disease Management Area 3.
In addition to increased testing in Carroll County, the DWR aims to enhance CWD testing in neighboring Wythe County. To achieve this, a voluntary refrigerator drop location has been established at the Wytheville State Fish Hatchery. Hunters in Wythe County can utilize this location to have their harvested deer tested at no cost. However, it is important to note that deer harvested in DMA3 must remain within the DMA and are not eligible to be brought into Wythe County at this time.
To aid in the tracking and management of CWD, DWR encourages hunters to continue hunting and to electively test harvested deer. The DWR has been closely monitoring CWD prevalence and spread in northwestern Virginia (DMA1 and DMA2) since 2002. DMA3 in southern Virginia was added after a positive detection in Montgomery County in 2020. Over the past five years, the DWR has been conducting CWD surveillance across the rest of the state with the assistance of cooperating taxidermists. From 2009 to the end of the 2022-2023 hunting season, a total of 181 positive cases of CWD have been detected in Virginia, with only 11 cases in DMA3. DWR is appreciative of the support and cooperation demonstrated by taxidermists, processors, and hunters who aid in this sampling effort. This assistance is critical to the success of the ongoing statewide CWD monitoring, surveillance, and prevention efforts.
CWD has been confirmed in at least 32 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, northern Europe, and South Korea. In North America, this incurable disease is found in deer, elk, and moose. It is a slow-acting and progressive neurologic disease that ultimately results in the death of the animal. The disease-causing agent, known as a prion, is spread through the urine, feces, and saliva of infected animals. Infected animals may not exhibit any symptoms of CWD for 16 months to two years after exposure. Clinical signs of CWD may include staggering, abnormal posture, lowered head, drooling, confusion, and marked weight loss. While there is no evidence that CWD can be transmitted naturally to humans, pets, or livestock, there is still much unknown about the potential for transmission to humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that hunters test all deer harvested from known CWD- positive areas and refrain from consuming meat from animals that test positive.
For more information about CWD regulations, maps of affected states, and general information about CWD, please visit the DWR website. To report a sick deer, please call the Wildlife Helpline at 1-855-571- 9003.
Lombard added that DWR recorded 47 positive cases during the 2022-23 season, and staff performed a similar amount of testing as in previous years.
OLD CWD TIMELINE FOR VIRGINIA 2009-2021
Virginia Chronic Wasting Disease Detected for the First Time in Fairfax County
For Immediate Release
January 17, 2023
Contact:
Alexandra Lombard, DWR Wildlife Health Coordinator
Alexandra.Lombard@dwr.virginia.gov
540-315-6145
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected for the First Time in Fairfax County
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult male deer legally harvested in Vienna, Fairfax County. The deer was brought to a taxidermist in late October of 2022 and DWR obtained the sample shortly thereafter as part of the Department’s proactive statewide CWD surveillance efforts. At the time of harvest, no outward signs of disease were noted, and the deer appeared to be in good condition. Because this is the first CWD-positive detection in Fairfax County, a county bordering Disease Management Area 2 (DMA2), the DWR conducted an extensive forensic investigation to confirm the harvest location of this deer.
No regulatory changes will be made until the conclusion of the 2022–2023 deer hunting season.
Until then, the following are strongly recommended:
Carcass transport: do not transport whole deer carcasses or any parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue out of Fairfax County to a non-DMA county (please see https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/transporting-carcasses-into-within-and-out-of-dma2/ ). Carcass disposal: Double-bag deer parts and place directly in a landfill or a trash receptacle to be picked up with the regular trash collection. REMINDER: It is illegal to feed deer at any time of the year in Fairfax County.
CWD Testing:
Hunters in Fairfax County may choose to get deer tested for CWD at no cost by bringing the head to a CWD drop site in DMA2, which includes neighboring Loudoun County. Sites in DMA2 can be found here: https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/DMA2-Refrigerators-2022.pdf . DWR will identify additional drop sites in Fairfax County ahead of the 2023–2024 hunting season.
Hunters are encouraged to continue hunting deer. Hunter-harvested deer are essential to tracking CWD. Hunting regulations and season dates can be found here: https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/ .
Thanks to the Fairfax County Deer Management Program, extensive CWD testing has been conducted throughout the county for the past few years. Since the 2019–2020 season, over 750 deer have been tested, with this being the only detection to date in the county.
The DWR has been closely monitoring CWD prevalence and spread in northwestern Virginia (DMA1 and DMA2) for over thirteen years. DMA3 in southern Virginia was added after a positive detection in Montgomery County in 2020. Across the rest of the state, DWR has been conducting CWD surveillance for the past five years with the assistance of cooperating taxidermists. From 2009 to the end of the 2021–2022 hunting season, 134 positive cases of CWD have been detected in Virginia. The Department is very appreciative of the support and cooperation demonstrated by taxidermists, processors and hunters who aid in this sampling effort. As evidenced by this newly diagnosed CWD positive deer, this assistance is critical to the success of our ongoing statewide CWD monitoring, surveillance and prevention efforts.
CWD has been confirmed in at least twenty-nine states, three Canadian provinces, northern Europe, and South Korea. In North America, this incurable disease is found in deer, elk and moose. It is a slow-acting and progressive neurologic disease that ultimately results in death of the animal. The disease-causing agent, called a prion, is spread through the urine, feces, and saliva of infected animals. Infected animals may not develop any symptoms of CWD for several months to over a year after exposure. Clinical signs of CWD may be staggering, abnormal posture, lowered head, drooling, confusion, and marked weight loss.
There is no evidence that CWD can be transmitted naturally to humans, pets or livestock. However, there is still much that is unknown about the potential for transmission to humans. Although the CWD diagnostic tests are not food-safety tests, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that hunters test all deer harvested from known CWD-positive areas and not consume meat from animals that test positive.
Regulations pertaining to CWD, maps of affected states and information about CWD can be found on the DWR website at: https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/ . If you would like to report a sick deer, please call our Wildlife Helpline at 1-855-571-9003.
Virginia OUTDATED CWD INFORMATION
HUNTING &TRAPPING IN VIRGINIA July 2020-June 2021
CWD Surveillance in Virginia
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an infectious, fatal, neurologic disease of deer.
Since 2009, a total of 84 CWD-positive deer have been detected in Virginia in Frederick and northern Shenandoah counties.
An additional four CWD positive deer have been detected in Clarke (2), Culpeper (1), and Fauquier (1) counties.
The success of the Department’s CWD surveillance and management efforts hinge directly on hunter participation. DWR greatly appreciates hunters’ cooperation and assistance in this effort.
Disease Management Area Boundaries
In 2020, Disease Management Area 1 (DMA1) will include Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, and Clarke counties. DMA2 will include Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, and Rappahannock counties.
HUNTING &TRAPPING IN VIRGINIA July 2020-June 2021
Chronic Wasting Disease
• Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in Clarke and Fauquier counties.
• Disease Management Area 2 (DMA2) has been expanded to include Fauquier, Loudoun, Page, and Rappahannock counties, in addition to Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties (see page 39).
• Whole deer carcasses, and parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue, originating from a Disease Management Area (DMA) cannot be transported to any county not designated as a DMA (see pages 39-40).
• Whole deer carcasses, and parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue, originating from DMA1 may be transported only within DMA1 (see pages 39-40).
• Whole deer carcasses, and parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue, originating from DMA2 may be transported anywhere within both DMA1 and DMA2 (see pages 39-40).
• All deer killed in Culpeper, Madison, and Shenandoah counties on November 14, 2020 must be brought to a designated CWD sample station to be tested for CWD (see pag
e 39).
• Feeding of deer is now prohibited year round in Prince William County (see page 19).
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) in 14 deer in Frederick County and two deer in Shenandoah County during the 2017 deer hunting season. Fifteen of the deer were harvested by hunters and one deer was killed by a vehicle. Approximately 1,500 deer from Frederick, Clarke, Warren, and Shenandoah counties were tested for CWD during the 2017 hunting season. Since 2009, 38 CWD-positive deer have been confirmed in Frederick (35) and Shenandoah (3) Counties.
Nine new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) were detected in Frederick County during the 2016 deer hunting season. Seven were deer harvested by hunters and two were killed by vehicles. All of the new cases were detected in the same general areas as previous cases. In total, 22 CWD-positive deer have been detected in Virginia since CWD was first discovered in western Frederick County in fall 2009.
CWD Surveillance in Virginia Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an infectious, fatal, neurologic disease of deer. Since 2009, a total of 67 CWD-positive deer have been detected in Virginia in western Frederick and northern Shenandoah counties. In fall 2018, CWD was detected for the first time in a single deer in Culpeper County.
As of April 2019, the Department has diagnosed 68 positive cases of CWD in Virginia since 2009.
In fall 2018, the Department worked with fifty permitted taxidermists across the state to enhance Virginia’s CWD surveillance. Of the more than 1,600 samples submitted by participating taxidermists, CWD was only detected in one deer harvested in Culpeper County.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Virginia DWR hunter-harvested CWD positive deer was recently confirmed in Loudoun County
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Virginia DGIF say 21 new cases of CWD TSE Prion confirmed in white-tailed deer in northwest Virginia throughout 2019
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019
Virginia DGIF CWD TSE Prion As April 2019 the Department has diagnosed 68 positive cases since 2009
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Virginia DGIF REPORTS 28 NEW CWD-POSITIVE WHITE-TAILED DEER IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2018
Virginia 2017 Hunt Confirms 16 Cases Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Virginia Chronic Wasting Disease CWD As of March 2016 has diagnosed 13 CWD-positive white-tailed deer
***Washington CWD TSE Prion
***> 2023 Washington CWD TSE PRION, to date, CWD has not been detected in Washington, you don't test enough for cwd, you don't find CWD, until CWD finds you, then it's too late...terry
To date, CWD has not been detected in Washington.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been testing for chronic wasting disease (CWD) since 1995. To date, CWD has not been detected in Washington. We urge hunters to help us maintain our healthy deer, elk, and moose populations. For more information on CWD, check out wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/diseases/chronicwasting.
***West Virginia CWD TSE Prion
(2020-West Virginia, to date, total number of confirmed CWD cases in deer in the Eastern Panhandle is 398 — 358 deer in Hampshire County, six deer in Hardy County, 21 deer in Berkeley County, seven deer in Mineral County and six deer in Morgan County.)
***> 2023 West Virginia CWD TSE Prion, As of, 2021-2022, The disease has now been detected in 456 deer in Hampshire County, 14 deer in Hardy County, 25 deer in Berkeley County, 10 deer in Mineral County and nine deer in Morgan County.
A sample collection for Hardy County and published in the 2021-2022 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary was conducted during the first two days of the buck firearms season. WVDNR staff collected and submitted samples from 277 hunter-harvested deer. Fifty of these samples were found to have the abnormal protein associated with CWD. The disease has now been detected in 456 deer in Hampshire County, 14 deer in Hardy County, 25 deer in Berkeley County, 10 deer in Mineral County and nine deer in Morgan County.
2020-2021 CWD has now been detected in a total of 413 deer in Hampshire County, eight deer in Hardy County, 25 deer in Berkeley County, nine deer in Mineral County and eight deer in Morgan County.
WVDNR 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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WILDLIFE RESOURCES
White-tailed Deer
Efforts to control the spread and monitor chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-ranging deer in West Virginia continued.
In the 2018 deer seasons, samples taken from 814 hunter harvested deer brought to WVDNR staffed stations were tested for CWD. Twenty-seven samples were found to have the abnormal protein associated with CWD. CWD has now been detected in 350 deer in Hampshire County, six in Hardy County, 15 in Berkeley County, four in Mineral County and one in Morgan County.
Five deer taken in Morgan County during buck season test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
By Editor | January 15, 2020 | 0 by Kate Evans
Five deer that were hunter-harvested in Morgan County during the first two days of the 2019-2020 buck firearms season tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
Regional count near 400
Crum said the total Eastern Panhandle count for Chronic Wasting Disease for the 2019-2020 hunting season is 22 hunter-harvested deer
out of 716 samples. That includes five deer in Morgan County, six deer in Berkeley County, eight deer in Hampshire County and three deer in Mineral County. There were also three additional clinical deer that were shot and looked sick.
Added to figures from June 2019, the total number of confirmed CWD cases in deer in the Eastern Panhandle is 398 — 358 deer in Hampshire County, six deer in Hardy County, 21 deer in Berkeley County, seven deer in Mineral County and six deer in Morgan County.
Crum noted that CWD is a covert disease where the mortality is distributed over time.
“It doesn’t present as a mass die-off. Over the years it reduces the herd,” he said.
SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016
West Virginia Chronic Wasting Disease CWD has been found in 195 white-tailed deer As of June 2016
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Chronic wasting disease spreads in West Virginia
Friday, February 28, 2014
West Virginia Deer farming bill passes in House unanimously
***Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion
(2020-Wisconsin, to date, has detected 7,109 cases of CWD data released through November 22, 2020...tss)
***> 2023 CWD TSE PRION
Wisconsin Dodge County Deer Farm Depopulated, In total, there were 26 positive cases of CWD at this premises
Dodge County Herd Depopulated Following CWD Detection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2023
Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, (608) 440-0294, neal.patten@wisconsin.gov
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in May 2023 has been depopulated. Of the 172 animals depopulated, 23 tested positive for the disease. In total, there were 26 positive cases of CWD at this premises, as three cervids had died prior to depopulation.
DATCP quarantined the farm in May 2023 when a 9-year-old doe tested positive for CWD. A quarantine means that no live animals or whole carcasses are permitted to leave the property. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services depopulated the herd, and samples were submitted to the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, for testing.
The farm owner will receive federal indemnity for the depopulated animals. The farm will not be permitted to hold cervids for five years, and during that period it must maintain fences and submit to routine inspections.
CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain, and testing for CWD is typically only performed after the animal's death. DATCP regulates deer farms for registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.
Dodge County Herd Depopulated Following CWD Detection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2023
Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, (608) 440-0294, neal.patten@wisconsin.gov
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in May 2023 has been depopulated. Of the 172 animals depopulated, 23 tested positive for the disease. In total, there were 26 positive cases of CWD at this premises, as three cervids had died prior to depopulation.
DATCP quarantined the farm in May 2023 when a 9-year-old doe tested positive for CWD. A quarantine means that no live animals or whole carcasses are permitted to leave the property. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services depopulated the herd, and samples were submitted to the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, for testing.
The farm owner will receive federal indemnity for the depopulated animals. The farm will not be permitted to hold cervids for five years, and during that period it must maintain fences and submit to routine inspections.
CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain, and testing for CWD is typically only performed after the animal's death. DATCP regulates deer farms for registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.
***> 2023 Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion, 12,399 Confirmed Cases through December 15, 2023
***> 2022 Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion, 1,492 Confirmed Cases
SET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2023-11-01
Contact: Michelle Carlisle, DNR Polk County Wildlife Biologist
Michelle.Carlisle@wisconsin.gov or 715-554-1728
DNR CONFIRMS CWD IN WILD DEER IN POLK COUNTY
BAITING AND FEEDING BAN TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER, PUBLIC MEETING
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Polk County. The deer was harvested in the town of Apple River and is within 10 miles of the Barron County border.
This detection will cause the following:
Polk will begin a three-year baiting and feeding ban on Dec. 1, 2023. Barron will renew the ban already in place. The deer was a hunter-harvested 3-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild deer CWD-positive detected in Polk County.
The DNR and the Polk County Deer Advisory Council will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. DNR staff will provide information about CWD in Wisconsin, local CWD testing efforts and disease surveillance options being considered.
State law requires that the DNR enact a three-year baiting and feeding ban in counties where CWD has been detected, as well as a two-year ban in adjoining counties within 10 miles of a CWD detection. If additional CWD cases are found during the lifetime of a baiting and feeding ban, the ban will renew for an additional two or three years.
The DNR also reminds the public that it is illegal to hunt over an area previously used for legal baiting and feeding until that area is completely free of bait or feed for 10 consecutive days.
Baiting or feeding deer encourages them to congregate unnaturally around a shared food source where infected deer can spread CWD through direct contact with healthy deer or by leaving behind infectious prions in their saliva, blood, feces and urine.
More information regarding baiting and feeding regulations is available on the DNR’s Baiting and Feeding webpage.
Hunters Can Help
The DNR asks deer hunters in Polk County to help with efforts to identify where CWD occurs on the landscape by having their deer tested for the disease. The collection of CWD samples is essential for assessing the presence of CWD in the deer population across the state.
In addition to submitting samples for CWD testing, hunters are also encouraged to properly dispose of deer carcass waste by locating a designated dumpster, transfer station or landfill location. Proper carcass disposal helps slow the spread of CWD by removing potentially infected deer carcasses from the landscape. A map of CWD sampling and carcass disposal locations is available on the DNR’s CWD sampling webpage.
CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases. The DNR began monitoring the state's wild white-tailed deer population for CWD in 1999. The first positives were found in 2002.
More general information about CWD can be found on the DNR’s CWD webpage.
EVENT DETAILS What: Public meeting on CWD in Wisconsin and local CWD testing efforts
When: Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Polk County Government Center West Conference Room (2nd floor) 100 Polk County Plaza Balsam Lake, WI 54810
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2023-11-01
Contact: Jess Carstens, DNR Area Wildlife Supervisor Jess.Carstens@wisconsin.gov or 715-577-8829
DNR CONFIRMS CWD IN WILD DEER IN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY
BAITING AND FEEDING BANS RENEWED
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Trempealeau County. The deer was harvested in the town of Hale.
This detection will cause the following:
Trempealeau and Jackson counties will renew the baiting and feeding bans already in place.
Eau Claire County currently has a baiting and feeding ban in place from positive detections within the county. The ban in Eau Claire is not renewed by this detection because it is longer than the two-year ban that would result from this detection.
The deer was a hunter-harvested 3-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild deer CWD-positive detected in Trempealeau County.
State law requires that the DNR enact a three-year baiting and feeding ban in counties where CWD has been detected, as well as a two-year ban in adjoining counties within 10 miles of a CWD detection. If additional CWD cases are found during the lifetime of a baiting and feeding ban, the ban will renew for an additional two or three years.
The DNR also reminds the public that it is illegal to hunt over an area previously used for legal baiting and feeding until that area is completely free of bait or feed for 10 consecutive days.
More information regarding baiting and feeding regulations is available on the DNR’s Baiting and Feeding webpage.
Baiting or feeding deer encourages them to congregate unnaturally around a shared food source where infected deer can spread CWD through direct contact with healthy deer or indirectly by leaving behind infectious prions in their saliva, blood, feces and urine.
Hunters Can Help
The DNR asks deer hunters in Trempealeau, Jackson and Eau Claire counties to help with efforts to identify where CWD occurs on the landscape by having their deer tested for the disease. The collection of CWD samples is essential for assessing the presence of CWD in the deer population across the state.
In addition to submitting samples for CWD testing, hunters are also encouraged to properly dispose of deer carcass waste by locating a designated dumpster, transfer station or landfill location. Proper carcass disposal helps slow the spread of CWD by removing potentially infected deer carcasses from the landscape. A map of CWD sampling and carcass disposal locations is available on the DNR’s CWD sampling webpage.
CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases. The DNR began monitoring the state's wild white-tailed deer population for CWD in 1999. The first positives were found in 2002.
More general information about CWD can be found on the DNR’s CWD webpage.
2023-11-01
Wisconsin DNR CONFIRMS CWD IN WILD DEER IN POLK COUNTY
2023-11-01
Wisconsin DNR CONFIRMS CWD IN WILD DEER IN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY
Wisconsin Washburn County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2023
Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, 608-440-0294 neal.patten@wisconsin.gov
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Washburn County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The samples were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
The positive result came from a 3-year-old doe. The 150-acre farm has been placed under quarantine, where it will remain while DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarians and staff conduct the epidemiological investigation.
CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain. DATCP regulates deer farms for registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.
About DATCP's farm-raised deer program:
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Wisconsin Washburn County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD
Wisconsin Sauk County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD
PRESS RELEASES Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Sauk County deer farm confirmed...
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Sauk County deer farm confirmed with CWD MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Sauk County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The samples were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
The positive result came from a 10-year-old doe. The 22-acre farm has been placed under quarantine, where it will remain while DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarians and staff conduct the epidemiological investigation.
CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal’s brain. DATCP regulates deer farms for registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.
More information
About CWD: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ChronicWastingDisease.aspx About DATCP’s farm-raised deer program: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/FarmRaisedDeer.aspx
Sauk County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2023
Contact: Dan Richter, Public Information Officer, (608) 419-5352, dan.richter@wisconsin.gov
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Sauk County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The samples were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The positive result came from a 10-year-old doe. The 22-acre farm has been placed under quarantine, where it will remain while DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarians and staff conduct the epidemiological investigation.
CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain. DATCP regulates deer farms for registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.
More information
• About DATCP’s farm-raised deer program:
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Wisconsin DNR CONFIRMS CWD IN SECOND WILD DEER IN WOOD COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2023-05-15
Contact: Ryan Haffele, DNR Area Wildlife Supervisor
ryan.haffele@wisconsin.gov or 715-928-0470
DNR CONFIRMS CWD IN SECOND WILD DEER IN WOOD COUNTY
BAITING AND FEEDING BANS RENEWED
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wood County in the town of Rudolph. The deer was a 3-year-old doe, reported sick and dispatched by local department staff.
This is the second confirmed CWD-positive wild deer detected in Wood County. This positive is also within 10 miles of the Portage County border.
As required by state law, the DNR enacts three-year baiting and feeding bans in counties where CWD has been detected and two-year bans in adjoining counties that lie within 10 miles of a CWD detection.
This recent detection of CWD in Wood County will renew a 3-year baiting and feeding ban in the county. Portage County is also within 10 miles of the harvest location but is already under a longer three-year baiting and feeding ban due to positive CWD detections within the county.
Baiting or feeding deer encourages them to congregate unnaturally around a shared food source where sick deer can spread CWD through direct contact with healthy deer or by leaving behind infectious prions in their saliva, blood, feces and urine.
More information regarding baiting and feeding regulations is available on the DNR’s Baiting and Feeding Regulations webpage.
CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases. The Wisconsin DNR began monitoring the state's wild white-tailed deer population for CWD in 1999. The first positives were found in 2002.
WILD WISCONSIN - OFF THE RECORD • EPISODE 51 CWD Updates For The 2020 Deer Season
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Symposium 2018 posted January 2019 VIDEO SET 18 CLIPS
See Wisconsin update...terrible news, right after Texas updated map around 5 minute mark...
cwd update on Wisconsin from Tammy Ryan...
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
Wisconsin Sinks Further Into the Abyss With CWD TSE Prion 2020
Wisconsin Game Farm deer and elk
Chronic Wasting Disease Positives in Farm-raised Deer
Revised: 01/22/2020
County (Premises #) Sample Collection Date of First CWD Positive in Farm-Raised Deer Sample Collection Date of Last CWD Positive in Farm-Raised Deer Total CWD Positive in Farm-Raised Deer
Portage(1) 9/4/2002 1/18/2006 82
Walworth(1) 9/20/2002 12/13/2002 6
Manitowoc 3/5/2003 3/5/2003 1
Sauk(1) 10/3/2003 10/3/2003 1
Racine 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 1
Walworth(2) 7/28/2004 11/3/2004 3
Crawford 1/19/2005 1/25/2007 2
Portage(2) 9/22/2008 11/18/2008 2
Jefferson 12/1/2008 12/1/2008 1
Marathon 11/7/2013 10/7/2019 104
Richland(1) 9/13/2014 11/19/2014 8
Eau Claire 6/8/2015 11/24/2015 34
Oneida 11/4/2015 10/6/2019 14
Iowa(1) 1/22/2016 9/14/2019 4
Oconto 9/4/2016 10/31/2019 52
Shawano 9/18/2017 9/19/2019 27
Waupaca 9/21/2017 12/7/2017 12
Washington 2/18/2018 11/15/2018 12
Richland(2) 5/11/2018 5/11/2018 1
Dane 5/16/2018 5/16/2018 1
Iowa(2) 5/18/2018 5/18/2018 21
Marinette 5/19/2018 5/19/2018 1
Sauk(2) 6/4/2018 11/28/2018 2
Portage(3) 10/23/2018 10/23/2018 1
Portage(4) 11/16/2018 5/1/2019 8
Forest 1/8/2019 11/18/2019 3
Burnett 7/30/2019 7/30/2019 1
The Farm-Raised Deer Program provides the requirements for keeping and moving farm-raised deer in Wisconsin, including registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.
Wisconsin Deer Farm Statistics
The following data is updated annually during the license renewal process:
Number of registered deer premises in Wisconsin 338
Number of hunting ranches 69 of the 338
Number of premises enrolled in the CWD herd status program 145
The following data was last updated September 17, 2019:
Number of farms with a CWD positive test since 2001 27
Number of herds depopulated as a result of a CWD positive 17
Registered Deer Farms and Past/Current CWD Farms CWD Affected Counties September 2019
Burnett County Elk Tests Positive for CWD Release Date: August 26, 2019
Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005
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MADISON –Based on test results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, IA, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an elk from a breeding farm in Burnett County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The 6-year old male was euthanized due to an injury and showed no symptoms of the disease. As a result of the positive finding, DATCP has quarantined the farm and the remaining 5 elk in the herd. A quarantine means no animals may move in or out of the property and restricts movement of carcasses. No elk have left the farm since the herd was formed in 2014.
The owner will continue to test all elk that die to monitor if the disease has spread to other animals in the herd. DATCP's Division of Animal Health will investigate the animal's health history and the premises to determine if any other herds may have been exposed to the CWD-positive elk.
CWD is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain. Testing for CWD can only be performed after the animal's death. More information about CWD is available at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ChronicWastingDi sease.aspx. DATCP regulates deer farms for registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements. To learn more about deer farm regulations in Wisconsin, visit DATCP's farm-raised deer program at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/FarmRaisedDeer.aspx. The Department of Natural Resources monitors the state's wild whitetail deer for CWD and has resources available at https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/regulations.html. ;
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''The owner will continue to test all elk that die to monitor if the disease has spread to other animals in the herd. DATCP's Division of Animal Health will investigate the animal's health history and the premises to determine if any other herds may have been exposed to the CWD-positive elk.''
the decision and policy NOT to depopulate positive cwd tse prion infected captive herds in Wisconsin or anywhere else, at this time, is a grave mistake, and also, a 5 year quarantine is not near long enough for the cwd tse prion, science shows this...terry
WISCONSIN CWD CAPTIVE CWD UPDATE VIDEO
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Update for 2022 To Date 1480 Positive Cases
MONDAY, JUNE 01, 2020
Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion Continues to Spiral Out of Control, 6585 Cases Confirmed to Date in Wild, and it's anyone's guess for captive
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2020
Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion 2019 to date wild deer 1317 positive and Captive Farmed Livestock Cervid CWD update
TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2020
Wisconsin Trempealeau County Deer Farm Tests Positive for CWD Release Date: June 9, 2020
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
Wisconsin Confirms CWD Detected In Marquette and Marathon County
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 08, 2020
Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Positives in Farm-raised Deer in 2019
The majority of the positives have come after 2013 when DATCP began letting some deer farms and hunting ranches continue operating after CWD was detected on their property.
436 Deer Have Escaped From Farms to Wild
Tuesday, 18 March 2003 00:00
As the DNR prepared to hand over authority for overseeing game farms to the agriculture department, it sent 209 conservation wardens to 550 farms to collect information, attempt to pinpoint the source of the disease and to learn whether other deer had been exposed to it. The audit found that most farms were in compliance, but the DNR found many violations and instances of poor record keeping. Also in numerous instances, fences did not stop wild and captive deer from intermingling. see;
436 Deer Have Escaped From Farms to Wild
Tuesday, 18 March 2003 00:00
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Wisconsin Two deer that escaped farm had chronic wasting disease CWD
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015
TWO Escaped Captive Deer on the loose in Eau Claire County Wisconsin CWD postive farm Yellow ear tag
***Wyoming CWD TSE Prion
(Wyomiruary 2020, CWD had been identified in 31 of 37 (84%) of the state’s mule deer herds, in nine of 36 (25%) of the state’s elk herds, and generally wherever white-tailed deer occur in Wyoming (white-tailed deer herd units are loosely defined in Wyoming outside of the Black Hills). In contrast, CWD remains very rare in moose, and has only been detected in one targeted moose in 2008, with 1,198 moose tested to date....tss)
***> 2023 Wyoming CWD TSE Prion, The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory tested 6,701 samples from big game animals for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 2022. Testing was completed earlier this year and samples were submitted from throughout the state. CWD was not detected in 5,875 samples and 826 samples were positive. Some samples submitted were not testable.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) – The WHL continued annual surveillance for CWD throughout the state, focusing on priority herds in order to increase sample sizes. A total of 6,884 deer, elk, and moose samples were analyzed by the WHL, with 839 being CWD positive. The 2021 surveillance effort identified four new CWD positive deer hunt areas and five new positive elk hunt areas. New areas are added to an interactive web map to keep the public informed.
Wyoming Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Cheyenne, Wyoming July 2020
As of February 2020, CWD had been identified in 31 of 37 (84%) of the state’s mule deer herds, in nine of 36 (25%) of the state’s elk herds, and generally wherever white-tailed deer occur in Wyoming (white-tailed deer herd units are loosely defined in Wyoming outside of the Black Hills). In contrast, CWD remains very rare in moose, and has only been detected in one targeted moose in 2008, with 1,198 moose tested to date. Prevalence estimates vary between herds, although deer herds generally exhibit significantly higher prevalence than sympatric elk herds (Table 1). In the majority of mule deer herd units where statistically significant sample sizes have been obtained, prevalence has steadily increased since its initial discovery within that herd. However, in some southeastern Wyoming mule 12 deer herds where the disease has long been established, CWD prevalence has either somewhat declined from peak levels and/or has remained relatively static, albeit at levels high enough to likely impact population performance. Overall, prevalence tends to be higher in southeastern Wyoming, where the disease has long been established, but is quickly becoming more common and widespread in much of the state.
Figure 2. Known CWD distribution in Wyoming deer and elk hunt areas (2019).
Table 1. CWD prevalence in sympatric Wyoming mule deer and elk herd units based on adult mule deer bucks and adult male and female elk (2016-2018).
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
2018/2019 Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Report
May 2020
2019 Results and Discussion:
A total of 5,067 deer, elk, and moose samples were analyzed by the WH Lin 2019. From the total samples received, 3,018 were from hunter-killed adult male mule deer, adult male white-tailed deer, adult elk, and adult moose. Of these, 354 tested positive for CWD representing 213 mule deer, 124 white-tailed deer, and 17 elk (Table 4).
Table 4. Distribution of hunter-killed samples and proportion of positives according to species.
2018 Results and Discussion:
A total of 5,694 deer, elk, and moose samples were analyzed by the WH L. From the total samples received, 3,688 were from hunter-killed adult male mule deer, adult male white-tailed deer, adult elk, and adult moose. Of these, 370 tested positive for CWD representing 263 mule deer, 67 whitetailed deer, and 40 elk (Table 1). All moose tested for CWD were negative.
Non-Target Deer Herd Units 2019.
Chronic wasting disease was documented for the first time in the Sublette herd unit, which resulted in an initial CWD prevalence of 2.8%. In areas with a sample size of ≥ 40 (80% CI), prevalence in the Laramie Mountains herd increased from 23.5% (avg. 2015-2018) to 28.6% in 2019, prevalence in the Upper Shoshone remained constant, Pumpkin Buttes prevalence dropped from 8.8% to 4.8%.
CWD in Western Wyoming. The identification of two, hunter harvested, CWD positive mule deer bucks in deer HA 152 this year extended CWD’s distribution in western Wyoming. Other positives in the general geographic area include GTNP, where a positive road-kill mule deer was discovered in 2018, deer HA 145 which had a positive CWD targeted mule deer in 2016, and deerHA 139 near Pinedale, which had one positive CWD targeted mule deer in 2017, and another in 2019.
Target Elk Herd Units for 2019.
Three elk herd units were targeted for the 2019 season; only the Snowy Range herd unit reached the 200 sample goal in the first year (Table 7). CWD prevalence in the Snowy Range showed a slight decrease from the previous four-year average of 2.8%.
Wyoming CWD Dr. Mary Wood
''first step is admitting you have a problem''
''Wyoming was behind the curve''
wyoming has a problem...
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Yellowstone National Park Confirms First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a new hunt area where an elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
CWD found in new deer and elk hunt areas in northeast Wyoming
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2020
Wyoming Chronic wasting disease 2020 surveillance and monitoring
Fri, Jan 24, 2020 2:29 pm
Wyoming Game & Fish Discovers CWD-Positive Mule Deer in Pinedale, Discourages Feeding of Wildlife
''As of September 2019, CWD has been identified in 31 of 37 (84%) Wyoming mule deer herds, nine of 36 (25%) elk herds, and generally wherever white-tailed deer occur. Increasing prevalence and distribution of CWD has the potential to cause widespread and long-term negative impacts to Wyoming’s cervid populations. Prevalence of this disease in chronically infected Wyoming deer herds has exceeded 40%, with one elk herd exhibiting nearly 15% prevalence.''
''for the first time, there is clear evidence that CWD is adversely affecting the overall health and viability of some herds.''
chronic wasting disease proximity to elk feedgrounds in wyoming 2009-2010
Friday, November 16, 2012
Yellowstone elk herds feeding grounds, or future killing grounds from CWD
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2018
Wind Cave elk capture project to limit spread of disease or Planned elk drive from Wind Cave National Park raises question about spread of disease?
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Shenandoah National Park, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan/Environmental Assessment
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Chronic wasting disease now rings Greater Yellowstone in Wyoming
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Shenandoah National Park Virginia
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Planned elk drive from Wind Cave National Park raises question about spread of disease
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just when you think it can’t get worse, dumb and dumber step up to the plate. this is about as dumb, if not dumber, than the blunder at Colorado Division of Wildlife Foothills Wildlife Research Facility in Fort Collins, where cwd was first documented. sometimes, you just can’t fix stupid. ...tss this should never happen!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Yellowstone elk herds feeding grounds, or future killing grounds from CWD
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CASESCWD STATUS OF CAPTIVE HERDS
EFSA TSE Prion Report 2022 First published 28 November 2023
The European Union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in 2022
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
First published: 28 November 2023
Approved: 19 October 2023 Abstract
This report presents the results of surveillance on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in cattle, sheep, goats, cervids and other species, and genotyping in sheep and goats, carried out in 2022 by 27 Member States (MS, EU27), the United Kingdom (in respect of Northern Ireland [XI]) and other eight non-EU reporting countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Türkiye.
In total, 977,008 cattle were tested by EU27 and XI (−4.3%, compared with 2021), and 52,395 cattle by eight non-EU reporting countries, with one case of H-BSE in France.
In total, 295,145 sheep and 109,074 goats were tested in the EU27 and XI (−5.2% and −7.9%, respectively, compared to 2021).
In the other non-EU reporting countries, 25,535 sheep and 633 goats were tested.
In sheep, 557 cases of scrapie were reported by 17 MS and XI:
480 classical scrapie (CS) by five MS (93 index cases [IC] with genotypes of susceptible groups in 97.6% of the cases), 77 atypical scrapie (AS) (76 IC) by 14 MS and XI.
In the other non-EU reporting countries, Norway reported 16 cases of ovine AS.
Ovine random genotyping was reported by eight MS and genotypes of susceptible groups accounted for 7.3%.
In goats, 224 cases of scrapie were reported, all from EU MS: 216 CS (42 IC) by six MS, and 8 AS (8 IC) by four MS.
In Cyprus, two cases of CS were reported in goats carrying the heterozygous DN146 allele.
In total, 3202 cervids were tested for chronic wasting disease by 10 MS.
One wild European moose tested positive in Finland.
Norway tested 17,583 cervids with two European moose, one reindeer and one red deer positive.
In total, 154 animals from four other species tested negative in Finland.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023
EFSA TSE Report 2022 First published 28 November 2023 The European Union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in 2022
***> 2023 CANADA CWD TSE PRION
Current as of: 2023-11-30
Domestic cervid herds confirmed to be infected with CWD in Canada
Year Date confirmed Location Animal type infected
2023 August 2 Alberta Elk
2023 June 6 Saskatchewan White-tailed deer
2023 June 6 Alberta White-tailed deer
2023 April 20 Saskatchewan White-tailed deer
2023 March 29 Alberta Elk
2023 March 27 Alberta Elk
2023 March 8 Saskatchewan Elk
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2020-Canada CWD TSE Prion Confirmed in Five Herds
Canada Federally Reportable Terrestrial Diseases
The number of confirmed cases of federally reportable diseases affecting terrestrial animals has been updated to include the month of October 2020.
In October, chronic wasting disease was confirmed in five herds.
2020 October 2 Alberta Elk
2020 October 14 Alberta Elk
2020 October 21 Saskatchewan Elk
2020 October 21 Alberta Elk
2020 October 28 Alberta Elk
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020
Canada October 2020 CWD TSE Prion Confirmed in Five Herds
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Saskatchewan, Canada, Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the following chapter of the Accredited Veterinarian's Manual: Chapter 13 Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Programs
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Finland Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy TSE was found in a killed moose in Laukas
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018
FINLAND REPORTS FIRST CASE OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION IN A moose or European elk (Alces alces)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Sweden The third case of CWD in moose in Arjeplog is now established
SATURDAY, JUNE 01, 2019
Sweden Documents Another Case of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Norrbotten
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019
Sweden Wasting Disease (CWD) discovered on moose in Norrbotten County
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2020
Norway Regulatory process VKM order for CWD TSE Prion after discovery on the Hardangervidda in 2020
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Norway Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) identified in a wild reindeer at Hardanger Plateau
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Norway Skrantesjuke CWD TSE Prion detected on reindeer buck from Hardangervidda
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 01, 2020
Norway Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Skrantesjuke 2 Positive Moose for 2019
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Norway Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Detected in Sixth Moose
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2019
Norway The Madness Continues in Nordfjella Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Norway Eradication of Chronic Wasting Disease is not completed
SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019
Korea Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion additional cases were observed in red deer, sika deer, and their crossbred deer in 2010 and 2016, beyond that, anyone's guess
No deer ever died from cwd?
That dog don’t hunt, that’s like saying no one dies from Alzheimer’s…
15 minute mark video shows sick deer with cwd, and this deer DIED FROM CWD, IT'S DOCUMENTED, commentator says ''so if anyone every tells you, that a deer has never died from CWD, think of this picture, because the Wisconsin Veterinary Lab told us, what when they looked at her sample under a microscope, she was the hottest animal they had ever seen, and that's in terms of the fluorescents that comes off the slide when the look at it, so, a lot of Prion in her system.''
''SCENTS AND LURES, we know that the Prion is shed in urine, and essentially the production of these products is unregulated, we have no idea, you can't tell where they come from, what species are in them, how many animals, how they are processed, there is really no rules about them, so we are concerned it is a way to bring the disease into new areas, and have us fighting on multiple fronts, AND there are zero risk synthetic options that are readily available in stores, so we have ask hunters to switch to zero risk options.''
see much more about 2 hours long...
CWD Seeing is believing part 1 Video
CWD Seeing is believing part 2 Video
***> PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO, AND BE SURE TO SEE AROUND THE 8 MINUTE MARK, VERY, VERY, DISTURBING...terry
Unsustainable for population.
LISTEN TO THIS NICE LITTLE CWD BLUES DIDDY BY TAMI ABOUT WISCONSIN CWD TSE PRION. WOW, ANNUAL UPDATES NOW, FROM HERE ON OUT, ABOUT CWD...200,000 CWD TESTS, WITH OVER 3500 CWD POSITIVE CASES, SEEING INCREASING TRENDS IN PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION...CARCASS DISPOSAL SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE...CWD SAMPLING EFFORTS GONE DONE, WHILE CWD POSITIVES HAVE GONE UP...ALSO, 40 SELF SERVING KIOSKS ACROSS STATE AND FREE HUNTER SERVICE CWD TESTING AND SICK DEER POLICY REPORTING AND TESTING ACROSS STATE!
***> LISTEN TO THIS CWD BLUES DIDDY ABOUT WISCONSIN CWD TSE PRION...terry
TEXAS BREEDER DEER ESCAPEE WITH CWD IN THE WILD, or so the genetics would show?
OH NO, please tell me i heard this wrong, a potential Texas captive escapee with cwd in the wild, in an area with positive captive cwd herd?
apparently, no ID though. tell me it ain't so please...
23:00 minute mark
''Free Ranging Deer, Dr. Deyoung looked at Genetics of this free ranging deer and what he found was, that the genetics on this deer were more similar to captive deer, than the free ranging population, but he did not see a significant connection to any one captive facility that he analyzed, so we believe, Ahhhhhh, this animal had some captive ahhh, whatnot.''
Texas symposium Cwd
Arkansas Cwd
Wyoming Cwd 2022 test results
Monday, November 13, 2023
Food and Drug Administration's BSE Feed Regulation (21 CFR 589.2000) Singeltary Another Request for Update 2023
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION UPDATE DECEMBER 14, 2022
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cervid State by State and Global Update November 2020
Expanding Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease ACTIVE By National Wildlife Health Center November 24, 2023
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2020
Management of chronic wasting disease in ranched elk: conclusions from a longitudinal three-year study
Although the herd owners were presented with additional management directives, including culling of CWD positive bulls and those animals positive by an amplification assay (RT-QuIC), they were not implemented due to concern regarding its potential impact on hunting revenue.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2019
Estimating relative CWD susceptibility and disease progression in farmed white-tailed deer with rare PRNP alleles
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020
North America coyotes or pumas can serve as a vehicle for prions contributing to the spread of the infectious agent in the environment
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023
CWD TSE PRION CERVID ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS 2023
Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189APHIS-2021-0004 Singeltary Submission
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0011 Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification
APHIS Indemnity Regulations [Docket No. APHIS-2021-0010] RIN 0579-AE65 Singeltary Comment Submission
Comment from Singeltary Sr., Terry
Posted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Sep 8, 2022
Docket No. FDA-2003-D-0432 (formerly 03D-0186) Use of Material from Deer and Elk in Animal Feed
PUBLIC SUBMISSION
Comment from Terry Singeltary Sr.
Posted by the Food and Drug Administration on May 17, 2016 Comment
Docket No. FDA-2003-D-0432 (formerly 03D-0186) Use of Material from Deer and Elk in Animal Feed Singeltary Submission
Fortuitous generation of a zoonotic cervid prion strain
Manuel Camacho, Xu Qi, Liuting Qing, Sydney Smith, Jieji Hu, Wanyun Tao, Ignazio Cali, Qingzhong Kong. Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
Aims: Whether CWD prions can infect humans remains unclear despite the very substantial scale and long history of human exposure of CWD in many states or provinces of USA and Canada. Multiple in vitro conversion experiments and in vivo animal studies indicate that the CWD-to-human transmission barrier is not unbreakable. A major long-term public health concern on CWD zoonosis is the emergence of highly zoonotic CWD strains. We aim to address the question of whether highly zoonotic CWD strains are possible.
Materials and Methods: We inoculated several sCJD brain samples into cervidized transgenic mice (Tg12), which were intended as negative controls for bioassays of brain tissues from sCJD cases who had potentially been exposed to CWD. Some of the Tg12 mice became infected and their brain tissues were further examined by Western blot as well as serial passages in humanized or cervidized mice.
Results: Passage of sCJDMM1 in transgenic mice expressing elk PrP (Tg12) resulted in a “cervidized” CJD strain that we termed CJDElkPrP. We observed 100% transmission of the original CJDElkPrP in transgenic mice expressing human PrP. We passaged CJDElkPrP two more times in the Tg12 mice. We found that such second and third passage CJDElkPrP prions retained 100% transmission rate in the humanized mice, despite that the natural elk CWD isolates and CJDElkPrP share the same elk PrP sequence. In contrast, we and others found zero or poor transmission of natural elk CWD isolates in humanized mice.
Conclusions: Our data indicate that highly zoonotic cervid prion strains are not only possible but also can retain zoonotic potential after serial passages in cervids, suggesting a very significant and serious long-term risk of CWD zoonosis given that the broad and continuing spread of CWD prions will provide fertile grounds for the emergence of zoonotic CWD strains over time.
Funded by: NIH Grant number: R01NS052319, R01NS088604, R01NS109532
Acknowledgement: We want to thank the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center and Drs. Allen Jenny and Katherine O'Rourke for providing the sCJD samples and the CWD samples used in this study, respectively
"Our data indicate that highly zoonotic cervid prion strains are not only possible but also can retain zoonotic potential after serial passages in cervids, suggesting a very significant and serious long-term risk of CWD zoonosis given that the broad and continuing spread of CWD prions will provide fertile grounds for the emergence of zoonotic CWD strains over time."
PRION 2023 CONTINUED;
***> Currently, there is scientific evidence to suggest that CWD has zoonotic potential; however, no confirmed cases of CWD have been found in humans.
PART 2. TPWD CHAPTER 65. DIVISION 1. CWD
31 TAC §§65.82, 65.85, 65.88
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on May 25, 2023 adopted amendments to 31 TAC §§65.82, 65.85, and §65.88, concerning Disease Detection and Response, without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 21, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 2048). The rules will not be republished.
***> Currently, there is scientific evidence to suggest that CWD has zoonotic potential; however, no confirmed cases of CWD have been found in humans.
17 DETECTION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE PRIONS IN PROCESSED MEATS.
Rebeca Benavente1, Francisca Bravo1,2, Paulina Soto1,2, J. Hunter Reed3, Mitch Lockwood3, Rodrigo Morales1,2
1Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA. 2Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, Chile. 3Texas Parks and Wildlife, Austin, USA
Abstract
The zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease (CWD) remains unknown. Currently, there are no known natural cases of CWD transmission to humans but increasing evidence suggests that the host range of CWD is not confined only to cervid species. Alarmingly, recent experimental evidence suggests that certain CWD isolates can induce disease in non-human primates. While the CDC strongly recommends determining CWD status in animals prior to consumption, this practice is voluntary. Consequently, it is plausible that a proportion of the cervid meat entering the human food chain may be contaminated with CWD. Of additional concern is that traditional diagnostic techniques used to detect CWD have relatively low sensitivity and are only approved for use in tissues other than those typically ingested by humans. In this study, we analyzed different processed meats derived from a pre-clinical, CWD-positive free-ranging elk. Products tested included filets, sausages, boneless steaks, burgers, ham steaks, seasoned chili meats, and spiced meats. CWD-prion presence in these products were assessed by PMCA using deer and elk substrates.
***> Our results show positive prion detection in all products.
***>To confirm the resilience of CWD-prions to traditional cooking methods, we grilled and boiled the meat products and evaluated them for any remnant PMCA seeding activity. Results confirmed the presence of CWD-prions in these meat products suggesting that infectious particles may still be available to people even after cooking.
***> Our results strongly suggest ongoing human exposure to CWD-prions and raise significant concerns of zoonotic transmission through ingestion of CWD contaminated meat products.
***> Products tested included filets, sausages, boneless steaks, burgers, ham steaks, seasoned chili meats, and spiced meats.
***> CWD-prion presence in these products were assessed by PMCA using deer and elk substrates.
***> Our results show positive prion detection in all products.
***> Results confirmed the presence of CWD-prions in these meat products suggesting that infectious particles may still be available to people even after cooking.
***> Our results strongly suggest ongoing human exposure to CWD-prions and raise significant concerns of zoonotic transmission through ingestion of CWD contaminated meat products.
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Transmission of prion infectivity from CWD-infected macaque tissues to rodent models demonstrates the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease.
Samia Hannaoui1,2, Ginny Cheng1,2, Wiebke Wemheuer3, Walter Schulz-Schaeffer3, Sabine Gilch1,2, Hermann Schatzl1,2 1University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. 2Calgary Prion Research Unit, Calgary, Canada. 3Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
***> Further passage to cervidized mice revealed transmission with a 100% attack rate.
***> Our findings demonstrate that macaques, considered the best model for the zoonotic potential of prions, were infected upon CWD challenge, including the oral one.
****> The disease manifested as atypical in macaques and initial transgenic mouse transmissions, but with infectivity present at all times, as unveiled in the bank vole model with an unusual tissue tropism.
***> Epidemiologic surveillance of prion disease among cervid hunters and people likely to have consumed venison contaminated with chronic wasting disease
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Transmission of Cervid Prions to Humanized Mice Demonstrates the Zoonotic Potential of CWD
Aims: Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a prion disease of cervids, spreads efficiently among wild and farmed animals. Potential transmission to humans of CWD is a growing concern due to its increasing prevalence. Here, we aimed to determine the zoonotic potential of CWD using a mouse model for human prion diseases.
Material and Methods: Transgenic mice overexpressing human PrPChomozygous for methionine at codon 129 (tg650) were inoculated intracerebrally with brain homogenates of white-tailed deer infected with Wisc-1/CWD1 or 116AG CWD strains. Mice were monitored for clinical signs and were euthanized at terminal disease. Brains were tested by RT-QuIC, western blot upon PK digestion, and immunohistochemistry; fecal homogenates were analyzed by RT-QuIC. Brain/spinal cord and fecal homogenates of CWD-inoculated tg650 mice were inoculated into tg650 mice or bank voles. Brain homogenates of bank voles inoculated with fecal homogenates of CWD-infected tg650 mice were used for second passage in bank voles.
Results: Here, we provide the strongest evidence supporting the zoonotic potential of CWD prions, and their possible phenotype in humans. Inoculation of mice expressing human PrPCwith deer CWD isolates (strains Wisc-1 and 116AG) resulted in atypical clinical manifestations in > 75% of the mice, with myoclonus as leading clinical sign. Most of tg650brain homogenates were positive for seeding activity in RT-QuIC. Clinical disease and presentation was transmissible to tg650 mice and bank voles. Intriguingly, protease-resistant PrP in the brain of tg650 mice resembled that found in a familial human prion disease and was transmissible upon passage. Abnormal PrP aggregates upon infection with Wisc-1 were detectable in thalamus, hypothalamus, and midbrain/pons regions.
Unprecedented in human prion disease, feces of CWD-inoculated tg650 mice harbored prion seeding activity and infectious prions, as shown by inoculation of bank voles and tg650 with fecal homogenates.
Conclusions: This is the first evidence that CWD can infect humans and cause disease with a distinctive clinical presentation, signature, and tropism, which might be transmissible between humans while current diagnostic assays might fail to detect it. These findings have major implications for public health and CWD-management.
PLoS One. 2020; 15(8): e0237410. Published online 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237410 PMCID: PMC7446902 PMID: 32817706
Very low oral exposure to prions of brain or saliva origin can transmit chronic wasting disease
Abstract
While low-dose exposures to prions of brain or saliva origin prolonged the time from inoculation to first detection of infection, once infection was established, we observed no differences in disease pathogenesis. These studies suggest that the CWD minimum infectious dose approximates 100 to 300 ng CWD-positive brain (or saliva equivalent), and that CWD infection appears to conform more with a threshold than a cumulative dose dynamic.
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The results demonstrate: (a) that the minimum CWD oral infectious dose is vastly lower than historical studies used to establish infection; (b) that a direct relationship exists between dose and incubation time to first prion replication detection in tonsils, irrespective of genotype; (c) that a difference was not discernible between brain vs. saliva source prions in ability to establish infection or in resultant disease course; and (d) that the CWD infection process appears to conform more to a threshold dose than an accumulative dose dynamic.
Transmission of cervid prions to humanized mice demonstrates the zoonotic potential of CWD
Original Paper Open access Published: 22 August 2022 volume 144, pages767–784 (2022)
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS STUDY
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Our results suggest that CWD might infect humans, although the transmission barrier is likely higher compared to zoonotic transmission of cattle prions. Notably, our data suggest a different clinical presentation, prion signature, and tissue tropism, which causes challenges for detection by current diagnostic assays. Furthermore, the presence of infectious prions in feces is concerning because if this occurs in humans, it is a source for human-to-human transmission. These findings have strong implications for public health and CWD management.
In this study, we evaluated the zoonotic potential of CWD using a transgenic mouse model overexpressing human M129-PrPC (tg650[12]). We inoculated tg650 mice intracerebrally with two deer CWD isolates, Wisc-1 and 116AG [22, 23, 27, 29]. We demonstrate that this transgenic line was susceptible to infection with CWD prions and displayed a distinct leading clinical sign, an atypical PrPSc signature and unusual fecal shedding of infectious prions. Importantly, these prions generated by the human PrP transgenic mice were transmissible upon passage. Our results are the first evidence of a zoonotic risk of CWD when using one of the most common CWD strains, Wisc-1/CWD1 for infection. We demonstrated in a human transgenic mouse model that the species barrier for transmission of CWD to humans is not absolute. The fact that its signature was not typical raises the questions whether CWD would manifest in humans as a subclinical infection, whether it would arise through direct or indirect transmission including an intermediate host, or a silent to uncovered human-to-human transmission, and whether current detection techniques will be suffcient to unveil its presence.
Our findings strongly suggest that CWD should be regarded as an actual public health risk. Here, we use humanized mice to show that CWD prions can cross the species barrier to humans, and remarkably, infectious prions can be excreted in feces.
Our results indicate that if CWD crosses the species-barrier to humans, it is unlikely to resemble the most common forms of human prion diseases with respect to clinical signs, tissue tropism and PrPSc signature. For instance, PrPSc in variable protease-sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr), a sporadic form of human prion disease, and in the genetic form Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS) is defined by an atypical PK-resistant PrPSc fragment that is non-glycosylated and truncated at both C- and N-termini, with a molecular weight between 6 and 8 kDa [24, 44–46]. These biochemical features are unique and distinctive from PrPSc (PrP27-30) found in most other human or animal prion disease. The atypical PrPSc signature detected in brain homogenate of tg650 mice #321 (1st passage) and #3063 (2nd passage), and the 7–8 kDa fragment (Figs. 2, 4) are very similar to that of GSS, both in terms of migration profile and the N-terminal cleavage site.
CWD in humans might remain subclinical but with PrPSc deposits in the brain with an unusual morphology that does not resemble the patterns usually seen in different prion diseases (e.g., mouse #328; Fig. 3), clinical with untraceable abnormal PrP (e.g., mouse #327) but still transmissible and uncovered upon subsequent passage (e.g., mouse #3063; Fig. 4), or prions have other reservoirs than the usual ones, hence the presence of infectivity in feces (e.g., mouse #327) suggesting a potential for human-to-human transmission and a real iatrogenic risk that might be unrecognizable.
suggesting a potential for human-to-human transmission and a real iatrogenic risk that might be unrecognizable.
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Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at
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USDA Announces Atypical L-Type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE Detection
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
Tennessee State Veterinarian Alerts Cattle Owners to Disease Detection Mad Cow atypical L-Type BSE
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
WAHIS, WOAH, OIE, United States of America Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Immediate notification
ABOUT 2+ WEEKS BEFORE THE DETECTION OF BSE IN THE USA IN 2023, I WROTE THIS;
May 2, 2023, i submitted this to the USDA et al;
Docket No. APHIS–2023–0027 Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program Singeltary Submission
ONLY by the Grace of God, have we not had a documented BSE outbreak, that and the fact the USDA et al are only testing 25K cattle for BSE, a number too low to find mad cow disease from some 28.9 million beef cows in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2023, down 4% from last year. The number of milk cows in the United States increased to 9.40 million. U.S. calf crop was estimated at 34.5 million head, down 2% from 2021. Jan 31, 2023.
ALL it would take is one BSE positive, yet alone a handful of BSE cases, this is why the Enhanced BSE was shut down, and the BSE testing shut down to 25k, and the BSE GBRs were replaced with BSE MRRs, after the 2003 Christmas Mad cow, the cow that stole Christmas, making it legal to trade BSE, imo.
Document APHIS-2023-0027-0001 BSE Singeltary Comment Submission
see full submission;
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2023
Ireland Atypical BSE confirmed November 3 2023
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Ireland Atypical BSE case, 3 progeny of case cow to be culled
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2023
Switzerland Atypical BSE detected in a cow in the canton of St. Gallen
WAHIS, WOAH, OIE, REPORT Switzerland Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Atypical L-Type
Switzerland Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Atypical L-Type
Switzerland - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - Immediate notification
Monday, March 20, 2023
WAHIS, WOAH, OIE, REPORT United Kingdom Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Atypical H-Type
BRAZIL BSE START DATE 2023/01/18
BRAZIL BSE CONFIRMATION DATE 2023/02/22
BRAZIL BSE END DATE 2023/03/03
SPAIN BSE START DATE 2023/01/21
SPAIN BSE CONFIRMATION DATE 2023/02/03
SPAIN BSE END DATE 2023/02/06
NETHERLANDS BSE START DATE 2023/02/01
NETHERLANDS BSE CONFIRMATION DATE 2023/02/01
NETHERLANDS BSE END DATE 2023/03/13
Price of TSE Prion Poker goes up substantially, all you cattle ranchers and such, better pay close attention here...terry
Transmission of the chronic wasting disease agent from elk to cattle after oronasal exposure
Justin Greenlee, Jifeng Bian, Zoe Lambert, Alexis Frese, and Eric Cassmann Virus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, USA
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the susceptibility of cattle to chronic wasting disease agent from elk.
Conclusions: Cattle with the E211K polymorphism are susceptible to the CWD agent after oronasal exposure of 0.2 g of infectious material.
"Cattle with the E211K polymorphism are susceptible to the CWD agent after oronasal exposure of 0.2 g of infectious material."
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Strain characterization of chronic wasting disease in bovine-PrP transgenic mice
Conclusions: Altogether, these results exhibit the diversity of CWD strains present in the panel of CWD isolates and the ability of at least some CWD isolates to infect bovine species. Cattle being one of the most important farming species, this ability represents a potential threat to both animal and human health, and consequently deserves further study.
"Altogether, these results exhibit the diversity of CWD strains present in the panel of CWD isolates and the ability of at least some CWD isolates to infect bovine species. Cattle being one of the most important farming species, this ability represents a potential threat to both animal and human health, and consequently deserves further study."
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Experimental transmission of ovine atypical scrapie to cattle Experimental transmission of ovine atypical scrapie to cattle
Timm Konold, John Spiropoulos, Janet Hills, Hasina Abdul, Saira Cawthraw, Laura Phelan, Amy McKenna, Lauren Read, Sara Canoyra, Alba Marín-Moreno & Juan María Torres
Veterinary Research volume 54, Article number: 98 (2023)
Abstract
Classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle was caused by the recycling and feeding of meat and bone meal contaminated with a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agent but its origin remains unknown. This study aimed to determine whether atypical scrapie could cause disease in cattle and to compare it with other known TSEs in cattle. Two groups of calves (five and two) were intracerebrally inoculated with atypical scrapie brain homogenate from two sheep with atypical scrapie. Controls were five calves intracerebrally inoculated with saline solution and one non-inoculated animal. Cattle were clinically monitored until clinical end-stage or at least 96 months post-inoculation (mpi). After euthanasia, tissues were collected for TSE diagnosis and potential transgenic mouse bioassay. One animal was culled with BSE-like clinical signs at 48 mpi. The other cattle either developed intercurrent diseases leading to cull or remained clinical unremarkable at study endpoint, including control cattle. None of the animals tested positive for TSEs by Western immunoblot and immunohistochemistry. Bioassay of brain samples from the clinical suspect in Ov-Tg338 and Bov-Tg110 mice was also negative. By contrast, protein misfolding cyclic amplification detected prions in the examined brains from atypical scrapie-challenged cattle, which had a classical BSE-like phenotype. This study demonstrates for the first time that a TSE agent with BSE-like properties can be amplified in cattle inoculated with atypical scrapie brain homogenate.
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This is the first study in cattle inoculated with naturally occurring scrapie isolates that found the presence of prions resembling classical BSE in bovine brain although this was limited to detection by the ultrasensitive PMCA. The results from thermostability assay confirmed that the isolates were as thermoresistant as the BSE agent as proven in other studies [36, 48]. Previous PMCA studies with various British atypical scrapie isolates did not find any evidence of amplification [49, 50]. This may be explained by the use of ovine brain as substrate rather than brain from Bov-Tg110 mice, which may facilitate conversion to classical BSE prions.
Two hypotheses for prion strain propagation in cross-species transmission experiments have been proposed: conformational selection favours a particular strain conformation out of a mixture of conformations in a scrapie isolate whilst mutation results in the conformational shift of one conformation into another [51]. Following on from the study in mice [17], it has been subsequently suggested that classical BSE properties that arise in atypical scrapie isolates transmitted to cattle may be due to conformational mutation in a new host [52]. It does not confirm that the atypical scrapie agent is the origin of the classical BSE epidemic and further transmission studies would be required to see whether classical BSE can be generated.
Would PMCA applied to brains from cattle exposed to TSE agents other than classical BSE and atypical scrapie also produce a classical BSE-like molecular phenotype? The PMCA product obtained in the thermostability test using a thermosensitive classical scrapie control showed a profile unlike classical BSE. Atypical BSE has been linked to the origin of classical BSE because of its conversion into classical BSE following serial passages in wild-type mice (L-type BSE [11]) and bovine transgenic mice (H-type BSE [53]). Although we have not tested PMCA products of atypical BSE isolates as part of this study, there is no evidence that PMCA products from atypical BSE convert into classical BSE, at least for H-type BSE using bovine brain as substrate [54]. In fact, we were unable to propagate H-type BSE using the same methodology (S Canoyra, A Marín-Moreno, JM Torres, unpublished observation).
The study results support the decision to maintain the current ban on animal meal in feedstuffs for ruminants, particularly as atypical scrapie occurs world-wide, and eradication is unlikely for a sporadic disease.
In summary, experimental inoculation of cattle with the atypical scrapie agent may produce clinical disease indistinguishable from classical BSE, which cannot be diagnosed by conventional diagnostic tests, but prions can be amplified by ultrasensitive tests in both clinically affected and clinically unremarkable cattle, which reveal classical BSE-like characteristics. Further studies are required to assess whether a BSE-like disease can be confirmed by conventional tests, which may initially include a second passage in cattle.
Title: Transmission of atypical BSE: a possible origin of Classical BSE in cattle
Authors: Sandor Dudas1, Samuel James Sharpe1, Kristina Santiago-Mateo1, Stefanie Czub1, Waqas Tahir1,2, *
Affiliation: 1National and WOAH reference Laboratory for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Canadian Food inspection Agency, Lethbridge Laboratory, Lethbridge, Canada. 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
*Corresponding and Presenting Author: waqas.tahir@inspection.gc.ca
Background: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle and is categorized into classical and atypical forms. Classical BSE (CBSE) is linked to the consumption of BSE contaminated feed whereas atypical BSE is considered to be spontaneous in origin. The potential for oral transmission of atypical BSE is yet to be clearly defined.
Aims: To assess the oral transmissibility of atypical BSE (H and L type) in cattle. Should transmission be successful, determine the biochemical characteristics and distribution of PrPSc in the challenge cattle.
Material and Methods: For oral transmission, calves were fed with 100 g of either H (n=3) or L BSE (n=3) positive brain material. Two years post challenge, 1 calf from each of the H and L BSE challenge groups exhibited behavioural signs and were euthanized. Various brain regions of both animals were tested by traditional and novel prion detection methods with inconclusive results. To detect infectivity, brain homogenates from these oral challenge animals (P1) were injected intra-cranially (IC) into steer calves. Upon clinical signs of BSE, 3/4 of IC challenged steer calves were euthanized and tested for PrPSc with ELISA, immunohistochemistry and immunoblot.
Results: After 6 years of incubation, 3/4 animals (2/2 steers IC challenged with brain from P1 L-BSE oral challenge and 1/2 steer IC challenged with brain from P1 H-BSE oral challenge) developed clinical disease. Analysis of these animals revealed high levels of PrPSc in their brains, having biochemical properties similar to that of PrPSc in C-BSE.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate the oral transmission potential of atypical BSE in cattle. Surprisingly, regardless of which atypical type of BSE was used for P1 oral challenge, PrPSc in the P2 animals acquired biochemical characteristics similar to that of PrPSc in C-BSE, suggesting atypical BSE as a possible origin of C-BSE in UK.
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Funded by: CFIA, Health Canada, Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, Alberta Prion Research Institute
Grant Number: ALMA/APRI: 201400006, HC 414250
spontaneous/sporadic CJD in 85%+ of all human TSE, or spontaneous BSE in cattle, is a pipe dream, dreamed up by USDA/OIE et al, that has never been proven. let me repeat, NEVER BEEN PROVEN FOR ALL HUMAN OR ANIMAL TSE I.E. ATYPICAL BSE OR SPORADIC CJD! please see;
***Moreover, sporadic disease has never been observed in breeding colonies or primate research laboratories, most notably among hundreds of animals over several decades of study at the National Institutes of Health25, and in nearly twenty older animals continuously housed in our own facility.***
Even if the prevailing view is that sporadic CJD is due to the spontaneous formation of CJD prions, it remains possible that its apparent sporadic nature may, at least in part, result from our limited capacity to identify an environmental origin.
OIE Conclusions on transmissibility of atypical BSE among cattle
Given that cattle have been successfully infected by the oral route, at least for L-BSE, it is reasonable to conclude that atypical BSE is potentially capable of being recycled in a cattle population if cattle are exposed to contaminated feed. In addition, based on reports of atypical BSE from several countries that have not had C-BSE, it appears likely that atypical BSE would arise as a spontaneous disease in any country, albeit at a very low incidence in old cattle. In the presence of livestock industry practices that would allow it to be recycled in the cattle feed chain, it is likely that some level of exposure and transmission may occur. As a result, since atypical BSE can be reasonably considered to pose a potential background level of risk for any country with cattle, the recycling of both classical and atypical strains in the cattle and broader ruminant populations should be avoided.
Annex 7 (contd) AHG on BSE risk assessment and surveillance/March 2019
34 Scientific Commission/September 2019
3. Atypical BSE
The Group discussed and endorsed with minor revisions an overview of relevant literature on the risk of atypical BSE being recycled in a cattle population and its zoonotic potential that had been prepared ahead of the meeting by one expert from the Group. This overview is provided as Appendix IV and its main conclusions are outlined below. With regard to the risk of recycling of atypical BSE, recently published research confirmed that the L-type BSE prion (a type of atypical BSE prion) may be orally transmitted to calves1 . In light of this evidence, and the likelihood that atypical BSE could arise as a spontaneous disease in any country, albeit at a very low incidence, the Group was of the opinion that it would be reasonable to conclude that atypical BSE is potentially capable of being recycled in a cattle population if cattle were to be exposed to contaminated feed. Therefore, the recycling of atypical strains in cattle and broader ruminant populations should be avoided.
4. Definitions of meat-and-bone meal (MBM) and greaves
The L-type BSE prion is much more virulent in primates and in humanized mice than is the classical BSE prion, which suggests the possibility of zoonotic risk associated with the L-type BSE prion
Consumption of L-BSE–contaminated feed may pose a risk for oral transmission of the disease agent to cattle.
Thus, it is imperative to maintain measures that prevent the entry of tissues from cattle possibly infected with the agent of L-BSE into the food chain.
Atypical L-type bovine spongiform encephalopathy (L-BSE) transmission to cynomolgus macaques, a non-human primate
Fumiko Ono 1, Naomi Tase, Asuka Kurosawa, Akio Hiyaoka, Atsushi Ohyama, Yukio Tezuka, Naomi Wada, Yuko Sato, Minoru Tobiume, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Yoshio Yamakawa, Keiji Terao, Tetsutaro Sata
Affiliations expand
PMID: 21266763
Abstract
A low molecular weight type of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (L-BSE) was transmitted to two cynomolgus macaques by intracerebral inoculation of a brain homogenate of cattle with atypical BSE detected in Japan. They developed neurological signs and symptoms at 19 or 20 months post-inoculation and were euthanized 6 months after the onset of total paralysis. Both the incubation period and duration of the disease were shorter than those for experimental transmission of classical BSE (C-BSE) into macaques. Although the clinical manifestations, such as tremor, myoclonic jerking, and paralysis, were similar to those induced upon C-BSE transmission, no premonitory symptoms, such as hyperekplexia and depression, were evident. Most of the abnormal prion protein (PrP(Sc)) was confined to the tissues of the central nervous system, as determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The PrP(Sc) glycoform that accumulated in the monkey brain showed a similar profile to that of L-BSE and consistent with that in the cattle brain used as the inoculant. PrP(Sc) staining in the cerebral cortex showed a diffuse synaptic pattern by immunohistochemistry, whereas it accumulated as fine and coarse granules and/or small plaques in the cerebellar cortex and brain stem. Severe spongiosis spread widely in the cerebral cortex, whereas florid plaques, a hallmark of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, were observed in macaques inoculated with C-BSE but not in those inoculated with L-BSE.
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''H-TYPE BSE AGENT IS TRANSMISSIBLE BY THE ORONASAL ROUTE''
This study demonstrates that the H-type BSE agent is transmissible by the oronasal route. These results reinforce the need for ongoing surveillance for classical and atypical BSE to minimize the risk of potentially infectious tissues entering the animal or human food chains.
Comparing the Distribution of Ovine Classical Scrapie and Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Italy: Spatial and Temporal Associations (2002-2014)
Aim: This study aims to investigate potential spatial and temporal associations between Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans (2010-2014) and ovine classical scrapie (CS) (2002- 2006) in Italy, serving as a proxy for exposure.
Results: The analysis of data at the district level revealed no significant association. However, when considering aggregated regional data, all four models consistently indicated a statistically significant positive association, suggesting a higher incidence of the disease in humans as the regional incidence of sheep scrapie increased.
Conclusions: While the results are intriguing, it is important to acknowledge the inherent limitations of ecological studies. Nevertheless, these findings provide valuable evidence to formulate a hypothesis regarding the zoonotic potential of classical scrapie. Further investigations are necessary, employing specific designs such as analytical epidemiology studies, to test this hypothesis effectively.
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Transmission of Idiopathic human prion disease CJD MM1 to small ruminant mouse models (Tg338 and Tg501).
Results: No evidence of transmission was found on a first passage in Tg338 nor Tg501ovinized mice, but on second passage, 4/10 Tg338 mice succumbed to CJDMM1 (40% attack rate after 645 dpi) and 1/12 Tg501 mice (519dpi, 10 still alive). The remaining 2nd passages are still ongoing. Conclusions: In this poster, the neuropathological features of the resulting strain are discussed.
Transmission of scrapie prions to primate after an extended silent incubation period
*** In complement to the recent demonstration that humanized mice are susceptible to scrapie, we report here the first observation of direct transmission of a natural classical scrapie isolate to a macaque after a 10-year incubation period. Neuropathologic examination revealed all of the features of a prion disease: spongiform change, neuronal loss, and accumulation of PrPres throughout the CNS.
*** This observation strengthens the questioning of the harmlessness of scrapie to humans, at a time when protective measures for human and animal health are being dismantled and reduced as c-BSE is considered controlled and being eradicated.
*** Our results underscore the importance of precautionary and protective measures and the necessity for long-term experimental transmission studies to assess the zoonotic potential of other animal prion strains.
***Transmission data also revealed that several scrapie prions propagate in HuPrP-Tg mice with efficiency comparable to that of cattle BSE. While the efficiency of transmission at primary passage was low, subsequent passages resulted in a highly virulent prion disease in both Met129 and Val129 mice.
***Transmission of the different scrapie isolates in these mice leads to the emergence of prion strain phenotypes that showed similar characteristics to those displayed by MM1 or VV2 sCJD prion.
***These results demonstrate that scrapie prions have a zoonotic potential and raise new questions about the possible link between animal and human prions.
***Moreover, sporadic disease has never been observed in breeding colonies or primate research laboratories, most notably among hundreds of animals over several decades of study at the National Institutes of Health25, and in nearly twenty older animals continuously housed in our own facility.***
Even if the prevailing view is that sporadic CJD is due to the spontaneous formation of CJD prions, it remains possible that its apparent sporadic nature may, at least in part, result from our limited capacity to identify an environmental origin.
O.05: Transmission of prions to primates after extended silent incubation periods: Implications for BSE and scrapie risk assessment in human populations
*** We recently observed the direct transmission of a natural classical scrapie isolate to macaque after a 10-year silent incubation period,
***with features similar to some reported for human cases of sporadic CJD, albeit requiring fourfold long incubation than BSE. Scrapie, as recently evoked in humanized mice (Cassard, 2014),
***is the third potentially zoonotic PD (with BSE and L-type BSE),
***thus questioning the origin of human sporadic cases.
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PRION 2015 CONFERENCE
PRION 2016 TOKYO
Saturday, April 23, 2016
SCRAPIE WS-01: Prion diseases in animals and zoonotic potential 2016
Prion. 10:S15-S21. 2016 ISSN: 1933-6896 1933-690X
WS-01: Prion diseases in animals and zoonotic potential
Transmission of the different scrapie isolates in these mice leads to the emergence of prion strain phenotypes that showed similar characteristics to those displayed by MM1 or VV2 sCJD prion.
These results demonstrate that scrapie prions have a zoonotic potential and raise new questions about the possible link between animal and human prions.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Evidence for zoonotic potential of ovine scrapie prions Hervé Cassard,1, n1 Juan-Maria Torres,2, n1 Caroline Lacroux,1, Jean-Yves Douet,1, Sylvie L. Benestad,3, Frédéric Lantier,4, Séverine Lugan,1, Isabelle Lantier,4, Pierrette Costes,1, Naima Aron,1, Fabienne Reine,5, Laetitia Herzog,5, Juan-Carlos Espinosa,2, Vincent Beringue5, & Olivier Andréoletti1, Affiliations Contributions Corresponding author Journal name: Nature Communications
Volume: 5, Article number: 5821 DOI: doi:10.1038/ncomms6821 Received 07 August 2014 Accepted 10 November 2014 Published 16 December 2014
Abstract
Although Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is the cause of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans, the zoonotic potential of scrapie prions remains unknown. Mice genetically engineered to overexpress the humanprion protein (tgHu) have emerged as highly relevant models for gauging the capacity of prions to transmit to humans. These models can propagate human prions without any apparent transmission barrier and have been used used to confirm the zoonotic ability of BSE. Here we show that a panel of sheep scrapie prions transmit to several tgHu mice models with an efficiency comparable to that of cattle BSE.
***The serial transmission of different scrapie isolates in these mice led to the propagation of prions that are phenotypically identical to those causing sporadic CJD (sCJD) in humans.
***These results demonstrate that scrapie prions have a zoonotic potential and raise new questions about the possible link between animal and human prions.
Subject terms: Biological sciences• Medical research At a glance
why do we not want to do TSE transmission studies on chimpanzees $ 5. A positive result from a chimpanzee challenged severly would likely create alarm in some circles even if the result could not be interpreted for man. I have a view that all these agents could be transmitted provided a large enough dose by appropriate routes was given and the animals kept long enough. Until the mechanisms of the species barrier are more clearly understood it might be best to retain that hypothesis.
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1: J Infect Dis 1980 Aug;142(2):205-8
Oral transmission of kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and scrapie to nonhuman primates
Gibbs CJ Jr, Amyx HL, Bacote A, Masters CL, Gajdusek DC.
Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease of humans and scrapie disease of sheep and goats were transmitted to squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) that were exposed to the infectious agents only by their nonforced consumption of known infectious tissues. The asymptomatic incubation period in the one monkey exposed to the virus of kuru was 36 months; that in the two monkeys exposed to the virus of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was 23 and 27 months, respectively; and that in the two monkeys exposed to the virus of scrapie was 25 and 32 months, respectively. Careful physical examination of the buccal cavities of all of the monkeys failed to reveal signs or oral lesions. One additional monkey similarly exposed to kuru has remained asymptomatic during the 39 months that it has been under observation.
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The successful transmission of kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and scrapie by natural feeding to squirrel monkeys that we have reported provides further grounds for concern that scrapie-infected meat may occasionally give rise in humans to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. PMID: 6997404
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=6997404&dopt=Abstract
Recently the question has again been brought up as to whether scrapie is transmissible to man. This has followed reports that the disease has been transmitted to primates. One particularly lurid speculation (Gajdusek 1977) conjectures that the agents of scrapie, kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and transmissible encephalopathy of mink are varieties of a single "virus". The U.S. Department of Agriculture concluded that it could "no longer justify or permit scrapie-blood line and scrapie-exposed sheep and goats to be processed for human or animal food at slaughter or rendering plants" (ARC 84/77)" The problem is emphasised by the finding that some strains of scrapie produce lesions identical to the once which characterise the human dementias" Whether true or not. the hypothesis that these agents might be transmissible to man raises two considerations. First, the safety of laboratory personnel requires prompt attention. Second, action such as the "scorched meat" policy of USDA makes the solution of the acrapie problem urgent if the sheep industry is not to suffer grievously. snip... 76/10.12/4.6
Nature. 1972 Mar 10;236(5341):73-4.
Transmission of scrapie to the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)
Gibbs CJ Jr, Gajdusek DC. Nature 236, 73 - 74 (10 March 1972); doi:10.1038/236073a0
Transmission of Scrapie to the Cynomolgus Monkey (Macaca fascicularis)
C. J. GIBBS jun. & D. C. GAJDUSEK National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
SCRAPIE has been transmitted to the cynomolgus, or crab-eating, monkey (Macaca fascicularis) with an incubation period of more than 5 yr from the time of intracerebral inoculation of scrapie-infected mouse brain. The animal developed a chronic central nervous system degeneration, with ataxia, tremor and myoclonus with associated severe scrapie-like pathology of intensive astroglial hypertrophy and proliferation, neuronal vacuolation and status spongiosus of grey matter. The strain of scrapie virus used was the eighth passage in Swiss mice (NIH) of a Compton strain of scrapie obtained as ninth intracerebral passage of the agent in goat brain, from Dr R. L. Chandler (ARC, Compton, Berkshire).
Prion 2023 CJD TSE Prion
Title: Diagnostic Journey of Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in the United States: A RealWorld Evidence Study
Author list: Duncan Brown1 , Emily Kutrieb2 , Montserrat Vera Llonch1 , Rob Pulido1 , Anne Smith1 , Derek Weycker2 , Ellen Dukes2 , Brian S Appleby3-5
Affiliations: 1 Ionis Pharmaceuticals; 2Policy Analysis Inc. (PAI); 3National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center; 4Case Western Reserve University; 5University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Aims: Identification of clinical symptoms leading to a diagnosis of CJD from real-world evidence is limited. A new study using a United States (US) healthcare claims database was thus undertaken to address this evidence gap.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort design and the Merative MarketScan Database (01/2012-12/2020) were employed. The study population comprised adults aged ≥18 years with ≥1 inpatient diagnosis or ≥2 outpatient diagnoses (≥3 days apart) of CJD, magnetic resonance imaging of the head or lumbar puncture, and no evidence of selected neurologic conditions after the last CJD diagnosis. Patients without healthcare coverage during the 12-month pre-diagnosis period were excluded; alternative pre-diagnosis periods (spanning 24 and 36 months, respectively) were also explored. Diagnostic journey was detailed based on diagnosis codes for selected symptoms and neurologic conditions during the pre-diagnosis period.
Results: Among the 61.8 million persons in the source population from 01/2013-12/2019, 215 CJD patients qualified for inclusion in the study population. CJD patients first presented with symptoms consistent with the diagnosis 5.0 (SD=4.0) months, on average, before the initial CJD diagnosis, and 80% had ≥3 symptoms, most commonly altered mental status (82%), gait/coordination disturbance (60%), and malaise/fatigue (44%). Most patients (63%) also had ≥1 differential (neurologic) diagnosis leading to the CJD diagnosis, most commonly cerebrovascular disease (49%), peripheral vertigo (11%), and Alzheimer’s disease (7%); mean duration from first differential diagnosis to initial CJD diagnosis was 2.4 (SD=3.1) months.
Conclusions: Study findings suggest that, in US clinical practice, CJD patients present with one or more clinical symptoms impacting motor, cognitive or other domains, and many are initially mis-diagnosed, prolonging the diagnostic journey. CJD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of those with rapidly progressing dementia or motor disturbance.
Funded by: Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Grant number: N/A
Acknowledgment: XXX
"Study findings suggest that, in US clinical practice, CJD patients present with one or more clinical symptoms impacting motor, cognitive or other domains, and many are initially mis-diagnosed, prolonging the diagnostic journey."
22 years ago;
2001 Singeltary on CJD
February 14, 2001
Diagnosis and Reporting of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Terry S. Singeltary, Sr
Author Affiliations
JAMA. 2001;285(6):733-734. doi:10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-285-6-jlt0214
To the Editor: In their Research Letter, Dr Gibbons and colleagues1 reported that the annual US death rate due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been stable since 1985. These estimates, however, are based only on reported cases, and do not include misdiagnosed or preclinical cases. It seems to me that misdiagnosis alone would drastically change these figures. An unknown number of persons with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease in fact may have CJD, although only a small number of these patients receive the postmortem examination necessary to make this diagnosis. Furthermore, only a few states have made CJD reportable. Human and animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies should be reportable nationwide and internationally.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023
The role of environmental factors on sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mortality: evidence from an age-period-cohort analysis
Professor John Collinge on tackling prion diseases, sCJD accounts for around 1 in 5000 deaths worldwide
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Professor John Collinge on tackling prion diseases “The best-known human prion disease is sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD), a rapidly progressive dementia which accounts for around 1 in 5000 deaths worldwide.” There is accumulating evidence also for iatrogenic AD. Understanding prion biology, and in particular how propagation of prions leads to neurodegeneration, is therefore of central research importance in medicine.
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
A Unique Presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in a Patient Consuming Deer Antler Velvet
Conclusion
We believe that our patient’s case of CJD is highly suspicious for cervid etiology given the circumstances of the case as well as the strong evidence of plausibility reported in published literature. This is the first known case of CJD in a patient who had consumed deer antler velvet. Despite the confirmed diagnosis of CJD, a causal relationship between the patient’s disease and his consumption of deer antler velvet cannot be definitively concluded.
Supplemental data including molecular tissue sample analysis and autopsy findings could yield further supporting evidence. Given this patient’s clinical resemblance to CBD and the known histological similarities of CBD with CJD, clinicians should consider both diseases in the differential diagnosis of patients with a similarly esoteric presentation. Regardless of the origin of this patient’s disease, it is clear that the potential for prion transmission from cervids to humans should be further investigated by the academic community with considerable urgency.
''We believe that our patient’s case of CJD is highly suspicious for cervid etiology given the circumstances of the case as well as the strong evidence of plausibility reported in published literature. This is the first known case of CJD in a patient who had consumed deer antler velvet. Despite the confirmed diagnosis of CJD, a causal relationship between the patient’s disease and his consumption of deer antler velvet cannot be definitively concluded.''
CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE: A Unique Presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in a Patient Consuming Deer Antler Velvet
i was warning England and the BSE Inquiry about just this, way back in 1998, and was ask to supply information to the BSE Inquiry. for anyone that might be interested, see;
Singeltary submission to the BSE Inquiry on CJD and Nutritional Supplements 1998
ABOUT that deer antler spray and CWD TSE PRION... I have been screaming this since my neighbors mom died from cjd, and she had been taking a supplement that contained bovine brain, bovine eyeball, and other SRMs specified risk materials, the most high risk for mad cow disease. just saying...
I made a submission to the BSE Inquiry long ago during the BSE Inquiry days, and they seemed pretty interested.
Sender: "Patricia Cantos"
To: "Terry S Singeltary Sr. (E-mail)"
Subject: Your submission to the Inquiry
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:10:05 +0100 3 July 1998
Mr Terry S Singeltary Sr. E-Mail: Flounder at wt.net Ref: E2979
Dear Mr Singeltary, Thank you for your E-mail message of the 30th of June 1998 providing the Inquiry with your further comments. Thank you for offering to provide the Inquiry with any test results on the nutritional supplements your mother was taking before she died. As requested I am sending you our general Information Pack and a copy of the Chairman's letter. Please contact me if your system cannot read the attachments. Regarding your question, the Inquiry is looking into many aspects of the scientific evidence on BSE and nvCJD.
I would refer you to the transcripts of evidence we have already heard which are found on our internet site at ;
http://www.bse.org.uk.
Could you please provide the Inquiry with a copy of the press article you refer to in your e-mail? If not an approximate date for the article so that we can locate it? In the meantime, thank you for you comments. Please do not hesitate to contact me on... snip...end...tss
everyone I tell this too gets it screwed up...MY MOTHER WAS NOT TAKING THOSE SUPPLEMENTS IPLEX (that I ever knew of). this was my neighbors mother that died exactly one year previously and to the day of sporadic CJD that was diagnosed as Alzheimer’s at first. my mother died exactly a year later from the Heidenhain Variant of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease hvCJD, and exceedingly rare strains of the ever growing sporadic CJD’s. both cases confirmed. ...
kind regards, terry
TSEs i.e. mad cow disease's BSE/BASE and NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IPLEX, mad by standard process; vacuum dried bovine BRAIN, bone meal, bovine EYE, veal Bone, bovine liver powder, bovine adrenal, vacuum dried bovine kidney, and vacuum dried porcine stomach. also; what about potential mad cow candy bars ? see their potential mad cow candy bar list too... THESE are just a few of MANY of just this ONE COMPANY...TSS
''So, in sum, dietary supplements sold in the United States often contain ruminant tissues from undisclosed sources. Personally, I am rather squeamish and I don't think I would be eating prostate or testicle or pituitary, but I am also a little bit wary of consuming products with those glands, not just out of personal repugnance but simply out of a health concern.''
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Friday, January 19, 2001
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15 Open Public Hearing
16 DR. FREAS: We are opening the open public hearing
17 now. We have received one response to speak in this
18 afternoon's open public hearing. That is from Dr. Scott
19 Norton. If Dr. Norton is here, would you please come
20 forward. You can either use the podium or the microphone,
21 whichever is your choice.
22 DR. NORTON: I am Scott Norton and I am a
23 physician in the Washington D.C. area. I am here speaking
24 as a private citizen today.
25 I first became concerned about the presence of 231
1 tissues from ruminant animals in dietary supplements about
2 six months ago and expressed my concern in a letter that was 3 published in New England Journal of Medicine in July of Year 4 2000. 5 A couple of the products that I had looked at, and 6 examined their labels, that raised these concerns I brought 7 in right here. I will just read some of the organs that are 8 found in one that is called Male Power. Deer antler, 9 pancreas, orchic--despite what we just heard that the FDA
10 prefers the term "testicular tissue" to be written on the
11 labels, I have never seen a dietary supplement say
12 "testicle." They always say "orchis" or "orchic" which may
13 sound rather flowery to the etymologically impaired--thymus,
14 adrenal, heart, lymph node, prostate, spleen and pituitary.
15 There are actually seventeen organs in that particular
16 product.
17 There is another product that is called Brain
18 Nutrition that tells us that it is vitamins and minerals
19 essential for important brain function. It does not mention
20 that there is any glandulars on at least the bold print. 21 But if you look at the small print on the back, we learn
22 that it has brain extract and pituitary extract, raw, in
23 there.
24 We know that many of the organs that can be found
25 in the dietary supplements do fall in that list of organs
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1 that are suspect for contamination with TSEs, the labels, in 2 nearly all cases, identify neither the animal source nor the 3 geographic location from which the organs were derived. I 4 have seen one line that did specify from New Zealand cattle 5 but no other manufacturer will list either the species or 6 the geographic location. 7 The FDA's and the USDA's import alerts that we 8 just learned about prohibit the use of these organs in 9 foods, medicines and medical devices. But my reading of the
10 alert, 17-04, suggests that DSHEA does allow some loopholes
11 for these tissues to possible slip in.
12 I will just read from 17-04 that we heard. On the
13 first page, it says that, "This alert does not establish any
14 obligations on regulated entities." I love seeing
15 legislation that starts out with that caveat.
16 Then it says, further, "The USDA regulations do
17 not apply to bovine-derived materials intended for human
18 consumption as finished dietary supplements." We also learn
19 that the prohibition, or the import alert, is limited to
20 bulk lots of these tissues, completed tissues, from BSE-
21 derived countries. It does not mention if it is not a bulk
22 import or if it is raw materials rather than finished
23 materials.
24 Further, we know that it is strongly recommended
25 but not actually prohibited in the language here. So I have
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1 not taken the assurances from that import alert that Dr. 2 Moore was trying to convey to us. 3 So, in sum, dietary supplements sold in the United 4 States often contain ruminant tissues from undisclosed 5 sources. Personally, I am rather squeamish and I don't 6 think I would be eating prostate or testicle or pituitary, 7 but I am also a little bit wary of consuming products with 8 those glands, not just out of personal repugnance but simply 9 out of a health concern.
10 So my question to the advisory committee is this;
11 is my caution reasonable and, if it is, should we take
12 further efforts to inform, or even protect, the American
13 public from such exposure.
14 I was curious about Dr. Moore's remarks. I sensed
15 two messages. One was the initial reassurance that FDA has
16 the regulatory authority but then I also learned that it is
17 the manufacturer's responsibility to provide those 18 assurances, that the FDA doesn't actually inspect.
19 I think that the FDA commissioners from Harvey
20 Wylie to David Kessler would say that that track record has
21 proven itself.
22 Thank you very much.
23 [Applause.]
24 DR. BROWN: Thanks, Dr. Norton. 25 Committee Discussion snip...
17 But I think that we could exhibit some quite 18 reasonable concern about blood donors who are taking dietary 19 supplements that contain a certain amount of unspecified- 20 origin brain, brain-related, brain and pituitary material. 21 If they have done this for more than a sniff or something 22 like that, then, perhaps, they should be deferred as blood 23 donors. 24 That is probably worse than spending six months in 25 the U.K. 1/19/01 3681t2.rtf(845) page 501 http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/cber01.htm
Advisory Committees: CBER 2001 Meeting Documents
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:56:44 -0600
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From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
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