Chronic Wasting Disease -- Norway
A year after a deadly and highly contagious wildlife disease surfaced in Norway, the country is taking action. Chronic wasting disease (CWD), caused by misfolded proteins called prions, has already ravaged deer and elk in North America, costing rural economies millions in lost revenue from hunting. Its presence in Norway's reindeer and moose -- the 1st cases in Europe -- is "a very serious situation for the environment and for our culture and traditions," says Bjørnar Ytrehus, a veterinary
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