Hunters in Herkimer and Otsego Counties should be paying close attention to signs of chronic wasting disease as Federal and ...

Is chronic wasting disease (CWD) a potential time bomb for the agriculture industry? There is no direct proof of CWD transmission via contaminated grain or feedstuffs, but researchers say evidence ...

Nearly indestructible. And always fatal. Chronic Wasting Disease or CWD is a contagious neurological disease caused by a misfolded protein— called a prion— that infects our cervids ...

The detailed structure of a misfolded protein from a diseased deer could help explain why the disease hasn’t made the leap to humans.

The New York State Agriculture and Markets, along with the Department of Environmental Conservation, is actively addressing a ...

Is chronic wasting disease (CWD) a potential time bomb for the agriculture industry? A silent killer stalking deer and elk, CWD continues to move quietly across the U.S., with 22 states currently ...

In order to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease, MDC will mandate sampling for all deer harvested this weekend in 43 ...

New York State continues to investigate the detection to protect New York’s wild deer population against Chronic Wasting Disease. Learn the latest.

Microscopic analysis by Montana scientists has revealed the first detailed structure of the pathogen that causes chronic wasting disease (CWD), the always fatal illness that infects deer ...

The disease can incubate for years before showing signs in deer, elk and moose, posing a potential threat to Texas' hunting ...

This firearm deer season, state officials will test harvests for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis in certain counties, mostly Up North. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will ...

Following last week’s confirmation of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) found in a captive deer in Herkimer County, New York State Department of Agriculture continues to investigate the detection to ...