Thursday, 19 January 2017

PRO/AH> Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA: (PA) captive

Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today [Fri 13 Jan 2016] that a captive deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Pennsylvania. This is the 1st new case in a captive deer farm since 2014.
The 4 year old white-tailed deer was harvested from a hunting preserve in Franklin County in November 2016. Samples from this deer tested positive for the disease at the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory in Harrisburg. The test results were confirmed by the National

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2k7PwBe

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