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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (10): (VA) deer

Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesThe Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a male deer (buck) legally harvested in Culpeper county in November 2018.A cooperating taxidermist submitted the sample to DGIF in late January [2019]. At the time this deer was harvested, the hunter did not notice any outward signs of disease and the buck appeared to be in good condition.While CWD has been documented in northwest Virginia for over 9 years, Read more [...]