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Deer Movement Studies Provide Insight Into CWD Spread, Management
The disease is a fatal nervous system malady found in animals from the Cervidae family, which includes deer, moose and elk.
DETROIT (CBS) — Since wildlife researchers first detected chronic wasting disease in Colorado in the 1960s, it has emerged as a growing concern for the nation’s wildlife agencies and hunters.
The disease is a fatal nervous system malady found in animals from the Cervidae family, which includes deer, moose and elk. It attacks the brain of infected animals, creating small lesions. There is no cure for CWD – it is 100% fatal in all animals that contract it.
