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Chronic Wasting Disease Shown To Be Bigger Threat To Humans Than Thought
October 4, 2017 (Overland Park, KS) Long thought to be non-transferable to humans, meat from deer contaminated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be more dangerous than originally thought. In a summer 2017 report by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency regarding the ongoing CWD study of 18 macaqu… Continue reading
Study Finds CWD Could Infect Humans
Since the 1960s, Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has impacted moose, elk, deerand caribou across 24 states and two Canadian provinces. It is a fatal neurological disease that can decimate herds. Because of this, states have tried to stop the spread of this deadly disease by “lethally removing” diseased animals, closing supplemental feeding stations… Continue reading
CWD Blood Test Available Directly To Hunters With Easy To Use Kit
September 25, 2017 (Overland Park, KS) Sustainable Agriculture and Wildlife Corp, LLC (SAWCorp) has introduced the very first practical blood test for Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and elk. Blood collection kits and lab tests can be ordered online at www.sawcorp.com The blood collection kits will also soon be available for purchase at selected outdoor retailers… Continue reading
Iowa State University researchers discover new screening technique for protein misfolding diseases such as chronic wasting disease and Parkinson’s
AMES, Iowa – A new screening technique outlined in recently published research from biomedical scientists at Iowa State University could slash the time required to conduct experiments on prion misfolding diseases such as chronic wasting disease. The discovery could pave the way for scientists to gain a better understanding of how these disorders develop and … Continue reading
Sharpshooters kill 238 deer in CWD zone
A months-long effort to thin the deer herd and determine the infection rate of chronic wasting disease in southeastern Minnesota wrapped up on Sunday night when federal sharpshooters concluded their work in a CWD “hot zone” near Preston. Erik Hildebrand, DNR wildlife health specialist, reports that sharpshooters removed 238 deer in the past month, with … Continue reading
Doug Leier: Game and Fish continues CWD testing
West Fargo Last fall, I wrote about specific restrictions that regulate the importation of deer carcasses and heads from other states, and the rules for transporting deer out of deer hunting Unit 3F2 in south central North Dakota. Unit 3F2, located west of the Missouri River and bordering the South Dakota state line, is targeted … Continue reading
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CWD In The News
- Stalking prey: How hunters could help control an influx of apex predators into Grand County - Sky-Hi News May 16, 2022Stalking prey: How hunters could help control an influx of apex predators into Grand County Sky-Hi News
- Chronic wasting disease: Ohio deer hunters face restrictions - The Columbus Dispatch May 15, 2022Chronic wasting disease: Ohio deer hunters face restrictions The Columbus Dispatch
- State: Another Mecosta deer has Chronic Wasting Disease - The Morning Sun May 14, 2022State: Another Mecosta deer has Chronic Wasting Disease The Morning Sun
- 'Zombie deer' struck down by horrifying wasting disease ripping through wild animals - The Mirror May 13, 2022'Zombie deer' struck down by horrifying wasting disease ripping through wild animals The Mirror
- Pentosan polysulfate induces low-level persistent prion infection keeping measurable seeding activity without PrP-res detection in Fukuoka-1 infected cell cultures | Scientific Reports - Nature.com May 13, 2022Pentosan polysulfate induces low-level persistent prion infection keeping measurable seeding activity without PrP-res detection in Fukuoka-1 infected cell cultures | Scientific Reports Nature.com
- No new CWD cases discovered after processing samples - Smoky Mountain News May 11, 2022No new CWD cases discovered after processing samples Smoky Mountain News
- Lower rates of chronic wasting disease found in Southwest Colorado - The Durango Herald May 10, 2022Lower rates of chronic wasting disease found in Southwest Colorado The Durango Herald
- Study contemplates predators' role in reducing chronic wasting disease - Post Register May 8, 2022Study contemplates predators' role in reducing chronic wasting disease Post Register
- Chronic Wasting Disease was topic of discussion at Penn State Cooperative Extension banquet - The Courier-Express May 5, 2022Chronic Wasting Disease was topic of discussion at Penn State Cooperative Extension banquet The Courier-Express
- HYDE-SMITH BACKS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH and MANAGEMENT ACT - Clarksdale Press Register May 4, 2022HYDE-SMITH BACKS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH and MANAGEMENT ACT Clarksdale Press Register