PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – North America (05): USA (PA) deer, alert

Chronic Wasting Disease — United States
This week [week of 14 Jun 2021], the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued an alert cautioning there have been confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer in Warren County, just miles from the New York border.
Pennsylvania has taken CWD very seriously, taking aggressive steps to contain the disease, using a scientific, fact-based approach,” Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr Kevin Brightbill said.
In New York, CWD was first discovered in captive and