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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) of elk and deer

Description

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 related diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), which include Scrapie in sheep and goats, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans.

Updated

May 1, 2017

Tags
CWD chronic wasting disease deer elk livestock diseases

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

3 pages

Frequency

Other

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Rural Development (2008-2015)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture
Subject (LCSH)

Elk--Diseases.

Subject (LCSH)

Deer--Diseases.

Subject (LCSH)

Chronic wasting disease.

Resource Dates

Date Created

2001-01-01

Date Added

2016-01-05T18:47:41.474980

Date Modified

2017-05-01

Date Issued

2001-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

663-43

NEOS catalogue key

7434592

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca