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September 1, 2022
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal, transmissible, and progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting domestic cervids such as elk and deer. Recognising the seriousness of this reportable...
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May 1, 2017
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal, degenerative disease of the brain of free ranging or farmed ungulates (elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer). CWD belongs to a group of...
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January 1, 2006
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CWD is a chronic degenerative and ultimately fatal disease of cervids (primarily deer and elk). It has the potential to eliminate local cervid populations and is considered a significant threat to...
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May 1, 2003
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The specific goal of the program was to improve on-going surveillance data by actively collecting heads of up to 150 adult deer or elk from each of two areas centred around the CWD-positive farms....