Ten deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease during the 2024-25 hunting season, mainly in Triad counties. What ...

In the nearly 15 years I’ve spent reporting on CWD throughout the West, few topics seem to deflate researchers and the public more than the prion’s ability to remain infectious in soil. Most of us can ...

CWD is not created by a typical virus or bacterium. It’s caused by a prion—a misfolded protein that causes other proteins to fold abnormally, killing cells in what can become an expanding ...

The culprit behind chronic wasting disease, or CWD, isn’t a virus or bacterium but a misfolded brain protein called a prion. A new study using miniature, lab-grown organs called organoids ...

(NEXSTAR) — Deer hunting season is upon us across the Midwest, prompting a reminder from wildlife officials: Be on the lookout for chronic wasting disease, or CWD. CWD is a contagious ...

“CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that is not a bacteria or a virus and can’t be treated as one.” Wenner said there is no current immunization that could be administered to ...

A startling increase in the prevalence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in southeastern Minnesota’s deer population has triggered a new management response from the Department of Natural ...

Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, poses a serious threat to Texas’ deer population, especially in light of the recent outbreak in captive deer — with more than 15 new CWD-positive facilities ...