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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervid – Finland: 1st case, moose
Chronic Wasting Disease -- FinlandChronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in a moose, or European elk (_Alces alces_), for the 1st time ever in Finland.The disease was diagnosed in Kuhmo in a 15-year old moose, having died naturally. The results of the analyses carried out by Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira have been verified by an EU reference laboratory. Species of the deer family, known as "cervids," can suffer from chronic wasting disease, and it is always fatal. The disease is not known Read more [...]
