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PRO/AH> Chronic wasting disease, cervid – USA: (PA) captive

Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesThe Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today [Fri 13 Jan 2016] that a captive deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Pennsylvania. This is the 1st new case in a captive deer farm since 2014.The 4 year old white-tailed deer was harvested from a hunting preserve in Franklin County in November 2016. Samples from this deer tested positive for the disease at the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory in Harrisburg. The test results Read more [...]