Chronic wasting disease is an infectious disease
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Detailed Description
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an emerging infectious disease that is fatal to free-ranging and captive animals in Cervidae (the deer family; referred to as “cervids”). Affected animals include deer, elk, moose, and reindeer. Once an animal is infected, CWD typically causes neurological damage that grows more severe until the host animal dies.
U.S. Geological Survey Web Links and Selected Publications
USGS Ecosystems CWD
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
USGS Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
USGS Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
USGS Publications Warehouse:
Sources/Usage
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