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Another Wyoming elk-hunting area reports #CWD
An adult female elk in Elk Hunt Area 116 tested positive for the fatal neurologic infection, marking the area's first case.
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Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian family and friends, Happy Indigenous American Day to all my American family and friends. I am truly thankful for you all!
Georgia adds Lowndes County to #CWD zone after deer tests positive within 5 miles of border
The 2.5-year-old buck was found about 5 miles from a previous detection in adjacent Lanier County.
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One of my heroes! Thank you, Jane, for all you have done for global conservation!
The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever more urgent.
Maryland survey reports 62 CWD-positive deer in 2024
The new findings bring Maryland's total of confirmed CWD cases to 285 since the fatal prion disease was first confirmed in the state in 2011.
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Congrats, Janay!
My daughter's book chapter on harbour porpoise exploitation!
6-year study of deer home range, habitat preference could help officials manage #CWD
Direct prion spread likely predominates during breeding season, but indirect interactions may be more common at sites such as scrapes.
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Congrats, David (and Andy, too)
Join CIDRAP for a discussion of findings and recommendations from our report on #CWD spillover preparedness and response. Experts will discuss One Health topics followed by a Q&A session moderated by CIDRAP Director Dr. Michael Osterholm.
Register here: z.umn.edu/CWDwebinar
Wyoming, Louisiana announce #CWD spread to new areas
Horse Creek becomes fourth elk feeding ground in Wyoming to test positive in 2025, and Louisiana's Catahoula Parish reports first case.
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Cow elk is first #CWD case in Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 93, first infected elk on Black Butte Feedground
Elk Hunt Area 93 is bordered by CWD-positive elk hunt areas 87 and 92 in the northwest part of the state.
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Come join the Uhrig Lab @uhriglab.bsky.social on this very exciting project!!!
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#CWD infects captive deer in Kaufman County, Texas, for first time
Kaufman County is in the northeastern part of the state, just outside of Dallas.
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Posey County, Indiana, reports its first #CWD case, second in the state
The county is in southwestern Indiana, on the border with Illinois and Kentucky, both of which are CWD-positive.
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A beautiful morning in Central Wisconsin!
Geographic range of CWD continues to expand.
What does the dawn of Dark Age 2.0 look like...?
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
"...will likely lead to interruptions in grant funding, which is bad for U.S. biomedical research."
If your deer, elk, moose tests positive for CWD, don't eat it.
Elk becomes first #CWD-positive case of its species on a Wyoming feeding ground
The animal was found dead on the Scab Creek Feedground in Elk Hunt Area 98 at the end of December.
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Please, please get your deer/elk etc tested for CWD-- and don't eat CWD-positive animals. Risk of CWD jumping to humans is unknown-- but risk definitely decreased by not eating positive animals!
Crucial new CWD report from CIDRAP
"Concerns about a CWD prion spillover from cervids to other animal species and humans have only continued to grow in importance, and we're simply not prepared should a species jump occur": CIDRAP Director @mtosterholm
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Wishing all my friends, family and colleagues a happy, healthy and peaceful 2025!
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