Category Archives: Chronic Wasting Disease

Illinois finds success controlling chronic wasting disease

Posted on November 12, 2013 by admin

Sharpshooters help keep deer disease in check By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel Nov. 6, 2013   Efforts in Illinois to control the prevalence of chronic wasting disease in wild deer have succeeded while rates of the disease … Continue reading →

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Prions — in plants? New concern for chronic wasting disease

Posted on September 30, 2013 by admin

  September 28, 2013 5:15 am  •  RON SEELY | Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Prions — the infectious, deformed proteins that cause chronic wasting disease in deer — can be taken up by plants such as alfalfa, corn and … Continue reading →

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CWD DISEASE IN IOWA

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

DES MOINES – A white-tail deer at a hunting preserve in Davis County has become the first positive detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Iowa.  The positive sample was verified this week, and DNR is working closely with the … Continue reading →

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