The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reporting a deer in Washtenaw County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting ...

The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan’s wild deer herd, confirmed the CWD finding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...

A farmed white-tail deer from Osceola County was found with CWD.. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural ...

Fifteen years ago, chronic wasting disease was rare in the province's ... Prions are a type of protein found naturally on the surface of cells and are particularly abundant in the brain.

Chronic wasting disease is caused by an infectious prion (or abnormal protein) and spreads primarily by direct contact with ...

More: Franklin County hunting affected by outbreak of another disease The growth of the zone indicates the difficulty of dealing with CWD, a malady caused by a misshaped protein that kills deer by ...

Current research indicates that CWD is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion which is transmitted through feces, urine and saliva. CWD prions accumulate throughout the body and affect an ...

Chronic wasting disease is an always-fatal brain disease in white-tailed deer and similar animals that can spread quickly.

CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease caused by a misfolded protein called a prion. The disease is a threat to deer, elk and other members of the Cervidae family. It’s classified as a ...

Chronic wasting disease is caused by an infectious prion (or abnormal protein) and spreads primarily by direct contact with infected animals or exposure to contaminated environment. The prion is ...