Taking care to avoid any glands that might contain traces of chronic wasting disease (CWD)—a 100 percent ... a prion might slip into the body and begin its slow, fatal campaign.

ATLANTA — Georgia wildlife officials on Monday presented their strategy for mitigating the so-called "zombie deer" disease known as chronic wasting disease ... in the body -- and it's very ...

A deer harvested in Lanier County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR said the case was found in a two-and-a-half-year-old ...

Chronic Wasting Disease ... CWD is a prion disease, a type of illness not caused by viruses or bacteria, but instead by misfolded proteins called prions. When enough prions enter the body, they can ...

(NewsNation) — Researchers are warning that chronic wasting ... throughout the body, especially in the central nervous system. Those proteins then clump up in the brain and cause brain damage. Prion ...

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota today published a comprehensive, state-of-the-art report aimed at improving surveillance, research, and ...

Researchers who late last week reported finding chronic wasting ... disease caused by prions, infectious proteins that trigger abnormal folding in normal proteins, especially in the central nervous ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin DNR is bringing awareness to Chronic Wasting Disease found in Chippewa County.

With the first-ever case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the Georgia, here's what the The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has to say about the disease. What is Chronic Wasting ...

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the first-ever case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state. The disease was found in a hunter-harvested deer in Lanier County. The ...