Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be ...

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

For the first time, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a deer found in Georgia. Tina Johannsen, assistant ...

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...

A DNR study in southwestern Wisconsin has concluded deer populations are likely declining in areas of the state where CWD ...

Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.

The exact degree of population declines, however, will depend on local hunter harvest and recruitment rates, the report ...

Wisconsin DNR reveals preliminary results from a study on Chronic Wasting Disease, deer survival, and predator impacts in ...

One of the 2 infected white-tailed bucks was found near Greenfield in Hennepin County; the other was taken near Hawley in Clay County.

CWD earned the nickname “zombie deer disease” for its unsettling associated symptoms. The NCWRC's list of these symptoms includes: Listlessness or showing little interest in their surroundings.

Deer can carry CWD for more than a year without showing symptoms. However, as documented by the Wisconsin researchers in multiple deer in the study, the end stage of the disease can be fairly abrupt.