Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer. TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, moose and similar animals. It has been reported in the United States, Canada, Norway, Finland, Sweden and South Korea. No CWD infections in people have ever been reported.

Sep 5, 2024 · CWD is a disease of the central nervous system caused by a prion that often presents as wasting. You can reduce the risk of CWD spreading to and infecting a farmed cervid herd by maintaining strict biosecurity.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurological illness occurring in North American cervids (members of the deer family), including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. Since its discovery in 1967, CWD has spread geographically and increased in prevalence locally.

May 13, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a serious disease in animals such as deer, elk, moose and reindeer. Since first reported in the United States, CWD has spread to animals in more than half of the states in the continental United States.

20 hours ago · Chronic wasting disease, first detected in the state in 2022, has continued to spread throughout northeast Louisiana with news cases being detected in Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, Concordia and ...

Chronic wasting disease, often referred to as CWD, is a prion disease that affects all members of the Cervidae (deer) family, including white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), elk (Cervus canadensis), and moose (Alces alces americana).

Feb 1, 2024 · Experts say they are also on the front lines of what could be a serious threat to public health: chronic wasting disease. The neurological disease, which is contagious, rapidly spreading, and...

Jan 23, 2025 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal disease that impacts populations of deer, elk, moose, and other cervid species caused by an infectious protein called a prion.

Aug 14, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) infects cervids (elk and deer). It is not known to infect other wildlife, livestock, or humans. CWD belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The causative infectious agents are abnormal proteins called prions.