chronic wasting disease

CWD findings in Waushara and Indiana show continued spread of disease

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Rachel Carter

Chronic wasting disease findings in deer in Waushara County and Indiana highlight the continued spread of the fatal deer disease, now documented ...

Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission

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Rachel Carter

A new study might point to the first signs of a frightening public health scenario: Researchers found two recent cases of prion ...

What Ever Happened to Mad Cow Disease?

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Rachel Carter

One of the most existentially frightening illnesses ever to be discovered was mad cow disease, a fatal prion-spread illness that appeared in ...

As ‘zombie deer disease’ spreads, experts worry about risk for humans

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Rachel Carter

Deer dead from “Contagious” zombie disease at Yellowstone A Yellowstone National Park press release has confirmed that a deer died from “chronic ...

‘Zombie deer disease’ is spreading. Scientists are worried it could infect humans

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Rachel Carter

Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, also known as the “zombie deer disease” has been detected in multiple North American deer populations. Wyoming ...

Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in Kentucky for first time

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Rachel Carter

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in Kentucky, according to the Kentucky Department ...