Chronic Wasting Disease Archived News

Board Takes New Steps Toward Protecting State From CWD

Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave preliminary approval to a measure granting certain emergency authorities to the executive director to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), if it is discovered in or near the state or poses a serious threat to the Commonwealth's deer and elk populations.

CWD Found in 2^nd Free-Roaming Deer in NY

The first positive result in a wild deer was announced on April 27, 2005 and came from a yearling white-tailed deer sampled from the Town of Verona, Oneida County. The second positive result is from a 3-year-old doe, located within a mile of the location where the initial positive result was detected.

Track the New York CWD Problem From the Beginning

Here you’ll find a collection of articles and press releases pertaining to the recent CWD events that have taken place.

CWD Update for May 5, 2005

New York’s discovery of CWD is cause of increased vigilance in Pennsylvania. Since the positive cases are outside of the 50 mile border radius set by the Game Commission’s current CWD response plan, no increased surveillance of wild deer is mandated at this time. (View past CWD Updates)

CWD Confirmation May Lead to Harmful Reactions

The confirmation last week of Chronic Wasting Disease in two deer from captive herds in Oneida County may be the tip of a catastrophic iceberg or merely two isolated scary incidents. It's too early to call either way but each would be harmful in several ways.

PA’s Elk Test Negative for CWD

Samples taken from hunter-killed elk during the state's 2004 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross.

“Did CWD Jump the Fence?”

Few people were aware that over the past five years at least 671 whitetails escaped from deer farms in Wisconsin—until the state Department of Natural Resources released an audit in March. Entire article from Field & Stream Magazine.

Go Way Back

Here is a collection of stories and news releases pertaining to CWD. Some of them are a few years old, but they should help you understand how the disease has now become a national problem.