Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervid – USA (08): (AR)
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervid – USA (08): (AR)
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesAn elk harvested near Pruitt [Arkansas] on the Buffalo National River during the October 2015 hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease [CWD].This is the 1st time an animal in Arkansas has tested positive for the disease, which is fatal to elk and white-tailed deer. According to the AGFC's [Arkansas Game and Fish Commission] CWD response plan, created in 2006, samples from elk and deer in the area will be taken to determine the prevalence of Read more [...]
