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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (03): (MO) deer

Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesDeer contaminated by chronic wasting disease (CWD) have made their way into Stone and Taney counties. CWD is a deadly illness spread from deer to deer through direct contact with soil, food and water contaminated through feces, urine, saliva or carcasses of infected deer.During the summer and fall deer hunting season of 2018, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) tested more than 28 000 deer for CWD. From those thousands of collected tissue samples, Read more [...]