Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
A mule deer buck harvested south of Billings in October [2017] has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, officials confirmed [Wed 8 Nov 2017]. CWD is deadly and contagious to deer, elk and moose.
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP or MFWP) says a sample collected from the hunter-killed deer 10 miles southeast of Bridger tested positive during an initial round of testing. A 2nd, more thorough test is now being done on the sample at Colorado State University to confirm the presence
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2i3JC1k
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