US EditionKentucky Reports Third Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wild Deer
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources identified the third chronic wasting disease case in wild deer through routine hunter-harvested testing since 2023, with over 70,000 animals tested statewide.
- On Wednesday, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources confirmed a new Chronic Wasting Disease case in wild deer in Ballard County, marking the state's third overall and second in Ballard County.
- KDFW's routine surveillance shows that prions persist in the environment for years, making new detections near prior positives likely, supported by more than 70,000 tests since 2002.
- Testing revealed, first as a suspect-positive and then confirmed, tissue from a 2-1/2-year-old male white-tailed deer hunter-harvested on Nov. 16 detected abnormal prion proteins causing CWD.
- Ballard and nearby counties remain in Kentucky's CWD Surveillance Zone with no expected changes, KDFW recommends avoiding meat from sick animals, and Ben Robinson said, `Our team continues to monitor the health of the state's deer herd`.
- Across North America, detections in 35 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and cases at a Breckinridge County captive facility worry biologists and wildlife managers.
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KHQ Right NowPossible chronic wasting disease case in mule deer in Ferry County
SPOKANE – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is investigating a potential chronic wasting disease (CWD) case in Ferry County after a private test showed a positive result in a mule deer. The deer was tested by a private company, but WDFW's follow-up testing was inconclusive, WDFW said in a release. Dr. Kristin
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Second case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in Ballard County
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources confirmed a new case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a wild deer in Ballard County — the second in the county and the third across the state.
Deer in Ferry County tested for CWD, later test inconclusive
A mule deer killed in Ferry County this past hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease in tests performed by a private testing company. However, the tests were inconclusive for CWD when performed by state biologists.
WDFW Reports On Private CWD Test Results On Ferry County Mule Deer; Officially 'Inconclusive'
Muscle tissue from a mule deer harvested last October in Ferry County tested positive for chronic wasting disease at a private lab but inconclusive at the WSU lab because provided samples didn't include brainstem portions, which are required for official testing. The post WDFW Reports On Private CWD Test Results On Ferry County Mule Deer; Officially ‘Inconclusive’ appeared first on .
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