Chronic Wasting Disease -- Norway
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has diagnosed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a free-ranging reindeer (_Rangifer tarandus_) from the Nordfjella population in South-Norway. CWD is a lethal disease in cervids. The disease is well known in North America; however this is the 1st detection of CWD in Europe. Also, this is the 1st detection of natural infection in reindeer worldwide. This news includes a video with expert interviews.
- The sick female reindeer (_Rangifer tarandus_) was
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