Chronic Wasting Disease
Fact Sheet
2007-3070
By: Bryan Richards
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Abstract
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an always-fatal, neurological illness occurring in North American cervids (members of the deer family), including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. Since its discovery in 1967, CWD has spread geographically and increased in prevalence locally. CWD is contagious; it can be transmitted freely within and among free-ranging populations. It is likely that diseased animals can transmit CWD to healthy animals long before they become clinically ill. Managing CWD in free-ranging populations is extremely difficult, therefore preventative measures designed to reduce the chance for disease spread are critically important.
Suggested Citation
Richards, B., 2007, Chronic Wasting Disease: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3070, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20073070.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Chronic Wasting Disease |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2007-3070 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20073070 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 2 |