Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious illness that impacts the nervous system of deer and elk. It causes the brain of infected animals to deteriorate in a distinctive spongy manner, leading to weight loss, unusual actions, loss of body functions, and death.

Jan 22, 2025 · CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose. To date, the disease has also been detected in the following Michigan counties: Clinton, Dickinson, Eaton ...

Sep 20, 2024 · Michigan CWD cases. Since discovered in Michigan in 2015, Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientists and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have been working on a plan to identify areas of the state that are at high risk for CWD based on deer behavior and population dynamics.

Oct 25, 2024 · With rifle season right around the corner, the Michigan DNR has released everything hunters need to know this year on Chronic Wasting Disease here in Michigan. According to the CDC, Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, moose and similar animals.

Nov 5, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a neurological disorder that affects cervids like elk, moose, caribou, and white-tailed deer. Unlike other diseases, CWD is caused by misfolded natural proteins called prions.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disease that has been found in cervids which include deer, elk and moose. CWD is caused by a misfolded prion; prions are most commonly found in the nervous system and lymphatic (lymph node) system.

Oct 24, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a neurological disease that can cause behavioral changes, such as a loss of fear of humans and loss of awareness in deer. The state does rotational testing in...

Sep 1, 2021 · State wildlife managers are launching a new strategy to track the deadly neurological disease that’s spreading through Michigan’s deer herds, abandoning a previous game plan that simultaneously overwhelmed state labs and produced underwhelming data.

Apr 14, 2024 · Since 2015, 253 deer in Michigan have tested positive for CWD. Most of these cases are focused around the mid-lower Michigan. How CWD affects people physically and with regulations

Nov 29, 2023 · Chronic wasting disease is contagious and can infect all members of the deer family. A case of chronic wasting disease — also called CWD — has been confirmed in a deer in Ogemaw County. It is the northernmost confirmed case of …