Chronic Wasting Disease — United States
Three more cases of chronic wasting disease [CWD] have been found in Mississippi deer, bringing the total to 9.
The Clarion Ledger reports the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Wildlife Bureau says one confirmed case was in Benton County, and 2 were in Marshall County. Department executive director Russ Walsh says this is Benton County’s 1st case. The fatal neurological disease is contagious and causes deer to lose weight and have movement problems.
It is present in 25
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