Ohio hunters have discovered 24 white-tailed deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also known as 'zombie disease', across five counties. The disease, caused by misfolded prions, results in ...

A silent but deadly epidemic is creeping through North America and scientists are sounding the alarm.

Washington State has outlawed baiting for big game as part of a larger set of rules meant to slow the spread of chronic ...

In 2022, scientists in Canada published a study, based on mice research, suggesting a risk of CWD transmission to humans.

There is no direct proof of CWD transmission via contaminated grain or feedstuffs, but researchers say evidence warrants a closer look at the possibility. On average whitetail deer have a two-year ...

U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-13th District, co-sponsored the Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission Study Act, which is a taxpayer funded study of CWD aimed to develop a way to combat it. State Rep.

Goals include slowing the spread of the disease into new areas, and heading off exponential growth of CWD for as long as possible by reducing transmission. One of the plan's tactics is to ban ...

It can spread through animal-to-animal transmission ... DNR reports first-ever positive case of deadly chronic wasting disease in Indiana A map of locations the Indiana Dept.

May 17, 2024 — A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD ...

it's possible CWD is present in other parts of the state. Kyle Garrison, WDFW's ungulate section manager, said statewide bans on baiting and feeding could help limit outbreaks the agency hasn't found ...