Once an animal gets sick, the disease moves to its brain and spine and eventually kills the animal. CWD does not appear to naturally infect cows, other livestock or pets." ...

Charting an Uncertain Future,” detailing preparedness and response gaps should cross-species transmission of CWD happen between deer and other animals, including humans. U of M CIDRAP director ...

First recognized in a Colorado animal research facility in the ... Deer can carry CWD for more than a year without showing symptoms. However, as documented by the Wisconsin researchers in multiple ...

Once an animal gets sick, the disease moves through the brain, spine and eventually kills the animal. CWD prions, a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally ...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation announced Tuesday that chronic wasting disease ... animals, minimize handling of brain and ...