State: Deer on Jefferson County preserve had CWD Dec 20, 2008
Updated Dec 19, 2008 - 21:46:04 CST. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Mutant proteins result in infectious prion disease in mice Dec 6, 2008
The study, led by Professor Dr. Adriano Aguzzi of the Institute of Neuropathology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, was designed to investigate the specific changes in the prion protein that may contribute to chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a highly infectious prion disease found in free-ranging deer and elk that is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. (EurekAlert!)
Forest County deer health survey samples exceed expectations Dec 4, 2008
Holtz and other DNR biologists were taking samples from deer heads during opening weekend of deer season to test for diseases like Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). ADVERTISEMENT. (Forest Republican, WI)
Chronic wasting disease hits Michigan Nov 15, 2008
For the last few years wildlife managers across the country have been dreadfully fearful of a disease called Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) that infects members of the deer family ... For many years CWD in wild animals was confined to areas of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska ... Despite it being present in the nearby area of southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, Michigan long dodged the CWD bullet. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Oregon Recreation Report Nov 15, 2008
Get your deer or elk checked for CWD. Deer and elk hunting continue in parts of Oregon. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Briefs: Bower racquetball tourney planned Nov 1, 2008
Surveillance for CWD takes place in South Dakota counties where elk and deer have been discovered with the disease ... We are monitoring the prevalence of the disease in these areas to see if CWD is becoming more common, says GFP Big Game Biologist Steve Griffin ... Hunters who receive a license for one of the counties in the CWD surveillance area will be notified by mail by the Game, Fish and Parks Department with details concerning participation, drop-off points and testing procedures. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
CWD-Positive White-Tailed Deer Found on Junction City Hunting Preserve Oct 16, 2008
The Animal Health Division of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection s investigation will look at the animal s history and trace movements of deer onto and off the property to find out whether other herds may have been exposed to CWD.. Deer herds on hunting preserves are generally not on the state s CWD monitoring program ... This is the first new CWD-infected herd on a Wisconsin farm since January 2005. (Agri-View, WI)
Tests continue for chronic wasting disease Oct 15, 2008
"We are monitoring the prevalence of the disease in these areas to see if CWD is becoming more common," GFogist Steve Griffin said in a release ... "It doesn't matter what time of year it is or where in the state the animal is located, if it's displaying signs of CWD, we'll try to get it tested." ... info/Wildlife/hunting/BigGame/CWD.htm. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Deer baiting, feeding ban approved Oct 14, 2008
Humphries order, as prescribed by the state s CWD emergency response plan adopted in 2002, would have expired Feb. 26, 2009, but the NRC action removes the expiration date and makes the ban permanent ... Until we get a better understanding about the extent of CWD present in the state, we will continue testing deer and monitoring the situation ... Stopping CWD from becoming established in our wild deer and elk is our top priority. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Oregon Recreation Report (17) Oct 5, 2008
15-16,and 22-23) Regional staff, who are at the booths to talk with hunters, can also obtain a sample for CWD testing. For these locations, booths open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.. (Lebanon Express, OR)
DNR seeks heads of harvested deer this season Sep 23, 2008
While our primary heath monitoring is for CWD and Bovine TB, he says, we will be looking for any health concerns and issues in our deer herd ... Wildlife officials realize that there may be a lower level of concern about these diseases, like CWD, in Northern Wisconsin and many hunters may not feel the need to have their deer tested. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Infectious, Test Tube-produced Prions Can Jump The 'Species Barrier' Sep 6, 2008
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most common prion disease in humans, along with scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, aka mad cow) in cattle, and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and other cervids. Unlike conventional infectious microorganisms, the infectious agent in the case of prion diseases consists exclusively of a misfolded form of the prion protein, earlier studies showed. (Science Daily)
Beef Board updates BSE Web site (97) Sep 4, 2008
These transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) experts served as scientific reviewers for sections about prions, BSE, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), scrapie and chronic wasting disease (CWD). The validation from these folks not only lends credibility to the site among external audiences, but also speaks to the standing of this resource within the scientific community, continues Brown. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Science in progress: Watch the Video Aug 25, 2008
Dyar opened the institute in 2003 on a forested parcel owned by the Colorado State land board with the goal of eradicating chronic wasting disease or CWD, in America's elk herds ... "We want to try to educate the young people about CWD, what we're trying to do to combat it and how it's part of the overall picture to practice good conservation for our wildlife. The younger generation seems to think a long hike is from one end of the mall to the other topped off with some video games. We want to... (Durango Herald)
From the New York Times Jul 13, 2008
In an Iranian Image, a Missile Too Many - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog. July 10, 2008, 9:16 am. (Harper's Magazine)
Stars Over Wisconsin Shined at State FFA Convention Jun 20, 2008
Bollinger conducted water and soil quality assessments at nearby streams, assisted with the testing procedures of deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and also grew beetles in an effort to control Purple Loosestrife, an invasive wetland perennial known to inhibit water flow and overtake native plants and wildlife vegetation. In an effort to gain more knowledge and experience relating to Wisconsin s natural resources, he has also participated in the banding of geese and planting of trees. (Agri-View, WI)
Local last effort to save the deer Jun 16, 2008
Edukr wrote on Jun 15, 2008 12:38 PM:" There are issues here people are missing. There is this disease called CWD that is fatal to deer and is spread through the herd. CWD has been found less than 20 miles from PA's borders. Once it takes hold in PA it could be quite devastating. CWD is to deer what Mad Cow is to Cows and can only be tested for once an animal is dead. This is but one reason deer farms and zoos do not want wild deer in their populations. There are strict permitting and tracking... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
CWD not found in PA deer samples Jun 1, 2008
HARRISBURG Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was not detected in samples taken from hunter-killed deer during the state s 2007 hunting season, according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife veterinarian. In 2007, 3,800 samples from hunter-killed deer were tested, and CWD was not detected ... CWD was not detected in any samples from previous years. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
DNR seizes, kills 19 deer from Holcombe farm May 18, 2008
Deer with CWD were found on deer farms ... DNR wildlife officials collected samples from the deer Wednesday morning to be tested for CWD, TB, and genetics ... Samples for CWD testing can only be taken from the brain stem or lymph nodes of the animal. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Wolf advocates barrage gov's office May 8, 2008
Healthy elk that move around are stronger and less likely to transfer diseases like CWD to fellow herd members. (feedlots are really a bad idea for this very reason. (Casper Star-Tribune)
How Do You Fix a $527 Million Budget Shortfall? Mar 28, 2008
One of the remedies Minnesota is considering is similar to what Wisconsin used in battling Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) almost ten years ago. That is to allow landowners or their tenants to shoot deer 24/7 on their own land with permits coming from Minnesota s DNR.. (Agri-View, WI)
Deer management meetings set for Tuesday Mar 8, 2008
Other topics will include CWD, October antlerless-only gun hunting opportunities, local buck and antlerless harvest histories, the Sex- Age- Kill (SAK) deer population estimation process, and deer population estimates, distribution and abundance. ADVERTISEMENT. (Forest Republican, WI)
Elk herd to be sold, moved Feb 5, 2008
The herd has been quarantined since April 2005 because they were not licensed by the agriculture department or monitored under a surveillance program for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a neurological condition that affects deer and elk. The quarantine meant no elk could be sold or moved off the premises and no new elk could be brought in. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Animal Health Amendments Would Allow DATCP to Register Premises Jan 18, 2008
The Department of Agriculture and Trade and Consumer Protection held three public hearings across the state last week on proposed animal health amendments including amendments to premises ID, VHS testing, CWD testing, Johne's testing, poultry imports, bovine TB testing, animal truckers and dealers and farm-raised deer ... A veterinarian who tests farm-raised deer in Wisconsin for CWD must report the results, positive or negative, to DATCP. ... - All of the herd locations are actively enrolled in... (Agri-View, WI)
Updates Proposed For Animal Health Regulations; Hearings Scheduled Dec 21, 2007
- Chronic wasting disease testing - Farm-raised deer 8 months or older would have to be tested for CWD if they die, are killed, or go to slaughter under the proposed rules. The current requirement is for deer 16 months and older; since it was written, younger deer have been found with the disease in the wild. (Agri-View, WI)
CWD Test Stations Nov 27, 2007
WELLINGTON - This year, hunters can help the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) monitor the status of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the state's big game population by having deer and elk tested - for free ... When samples are collected for CWD testing, hunters are asked to provide their name, address, phone number, and hunting license number ... This information is collected so the hunter can be contacted in case the animal he or she harvested tests positive for CWD.. (Wellington Daily News, KS)
Prion Fingerprints Detected With Glowing Molecule Nov 23, 2007
The research team infected genetically identical laboratory mice with BSE, scrapie (which afflicts sheep), and CWD (chronic wasting disease or mad elk disease, which is epidemic in the central U.S.) for several generations in a row. Gradually new strains of prions emerge, making the diseases more fatal to the mice. (Science Daily)
Draft Animal Health Rule Reflects Citizen Concerns Nov 22, 2007
The changes are meant to help control CWD and other diseases and make state rules consistent with federal rules ... Some operators may have slightly increased costs for CWD testing, record keeping or animal identification, but testing costs may be reimbursed by USDA. ... - Requires veterinarians who perform CWD test to report test results to DATCP.. (Agri-View, WI)
Poulson Can’t Help Drooling Over a Good Piece of Ag Land Nov 8, 2007
For the former livestock farmer, CWD was a big issue ... One of the CWD control strategies, worked out by the DNR and the legislature, limits baiting in specific areas of the state ... Just before CWD showed up in 1998, the control over deer farms was changing from the DNR to DATCP. Transfer is always difficult and we have had to cultivate that partnership between the DNR and the DATCP. It s tough but we re both in the same realm and we have to figure out how to make it work together, Dan says. (Agri-View, WI)
2007n09 Budget is Signed, Sealed and Delivered Nov 2, 2007
The new state budget cut spending for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will still get about 2. (Agri-View, WI)
Who's on first in battle against BSE? Oct 23, 2007
My alternative "BSE ecological view" can be well documented concerning the example "Chronic Wasting Disease" (CWD) http://organicresearcher. wordpress. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
DATCP Board Agrees to Some Animal Health Fee Increases Oct 19, 2007
Vyvyan called the deer industry, since the discovery of CWD, the most scrutinized and regulated agricultural entity in the state ... Comparing how CWD has been handled to the way the department reacted to the outbreak of pseudorabies in Clark County, Vyvyan pointed out in just three weeks time it was time it was determined that this disease came from wild feral hogs that are known to exist in small numbers in various parts of the state ... It should be clear that a far greater concern for CWD... (Agri-View, WI)
Chronic wasting found in mule deer east of Sheridan Oct 14, 2007
Although we have tested many animals from hunt area 23, we will collect samples from more deer to learn additional information about the distribution of CWD in and around this new area, said Sheridan wildlife management supervisor Lynn Jahnke ... No signs of the disease have been detected in Campbell County, although some CWD deer were found in area 6 near Sundance in 2006 ... There is no evidence that CWD is a human health risk. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Budget Negotiations Continue; No End in Sight Oct 13, 2007
Citing reduced funding for strategies to combat the Chronic Wasting Disease in the deer herd, the DNR is ending its pantry program in the CWD zones in southwest Wisconsin only ... We want them tested and when the test is negative (for CWD), we want to make sure the venison gets into the hands of needy families and food pantries. (Agri-View, WI)
Mountain lion killed in Spearfish Oct 6, 2007
You as a non hunter provide how much money for the state biologists to go test deer for CWD. Zero, zilch nada. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
DNR: Too many deer in Hixon Forest Sep 28, 2007
002 wrote on Sep 28, 2007 8:05 AM:" To Everyone: Bobo obviously has CWD disease himself. Bobo, lay off the prozac " ... Nikki Beaverhausen wrote on Sep 28, 2007 7:44 AM:" What ever happened to the CWD that was killing all the deer? HOW did they ever flourish? ". (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Plague infects eastern Fall River County prairie dogs Sep 26, 2007
lemmings migrate to the sea, deer get mange or CWD, and prairie dogs get the plague. when will all the animal rights activists, govt agencies etc. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Shaurette: Stanley resident helps preserve wildlife Sep 23, 2007
CWD has been in our midst in the south-central part of Wisconsin since at least 2001 and since that time over 32 million has been spent tracking and studying its potential effect on the deer herd and there still seems to be many questions left unanswered ... As someone who keeps a pretty close watch on farming in his area, Al has some very legitimate concerns on whether CWD could someday cross over to livestock ... The stakeholder advisory committee is made up of 18 people from various walks of... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Outdoors : Deer season forecast - larger herd than usual Sep 21, 2007
NOTE: All CWD units are unlimited earn-a-buck for the entire 2007 season except for the Youth Gun Deer Hunt. Tell us what you think. (Forest Republican, WI)
VHS n Just How Serious Is This Fish Disease and What Can Be Done About It? Sep 13, 2007
When we dealt with CWD in the deer industry, we ve used USDA appraisers to determine the value of the deer, he said. Ehlenfeldt frankly admitted VHS is new we don t know all that is going on. (Agri-View, WI)
Tri-Point student, bus driver remain hospitalized Sep 8, 2007
To: CWD wrote on Sep 6, 2007 4:33 PM:" You talk about the cars refusing to slow down, but what about the farmers refusing to use the 'country' roads and opting to use major roads because it is more convenient ad the farmers do not want to risk damaging their equipment? What you are trying to say is that farmers are so important, that everyone else should be willing to inconvenience themselves so the farmer does not have to be inconvenienced. I seriously hope the farmer gets tagged with the costs... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Soil Particles Found To Boost Prion's Capacity To Infect Jul 9, 2007
The rogue proteins that cause chronic wasting disease (CWD) exhibit a dramatic increase in their infectious nature when bound to common soil particles, according to a new study. Writing in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens, a group led by University of Wisconsin-Madison prion expert Judd Aiken reports that prions, the protein agents of a family of fatal brain disorders, bind tightly to a common soil mineral and significantly increase the oral transmissibility of the agent. (Science Daily)
July 2: Officials fear 'wasting disease' in animals Jul 3, 2007
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurological disease of deer and elk that produces small lesions in brains of infected animals ... CWD is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), and is similar to mad cow disease in cattle and scrapie in sheep ... Infectious agents of CWD are neither bacteria nor viruses, but are hypothesized to be prions. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Commonwealth Deer & Elk Herds Appear to be Free of CWD Jun 1, 2007
Commonwealth Deer erds Appear to be Free of CWD By The PA Game Commission. HARRISBURG - Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was not detected in samples taken from hunter-killed deer during the state's 2006 hunting season, according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, PA Game Commission wildlife veterinarian ... Because CWD was identified in New York and West Virginia in 2005, Cottrell noted that the agency continues to increase the number of deer samples it collects for testing. (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
New Medi-Cal rules may oust patients May 24, 2007
The CWD estimates that 6. 5 million people would be required to provide proof of citizenship, a number which experts anticipate will fall by at least two-thirds as counties use internal verification methods, such as previous Social Security records on file, to verify a patient's citizenship. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Three more deer test positive for CWD in Hampshire Co. May 13, 2007
ROMNEY The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that three more free-ranging white-tailed deer in Hampshire County, West Virginia, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This brings the total number of CWD-positive deer found in Hampshire County to 13 ... These most recent samples were collected from a total of 101 adult deer taken in March and April by DNR personnel as part of an ongoing and intensive CWD surveillance effort. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Outdoors : DNR seeks help with deer health check-up May 10, 2007
This year, said DNR's Northern Region Wildlife Supervisor, Mike Zeckmeister, e are sampling deer from every county in our Northern Region as part of state on-going CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) surveillance ... DNR has been testing large sections of the state outside the CWD zone to confirm the disease is still confined to free ranging deer in that area ... CWD was not found in a similar check last year in 18 western counties of the state. (Forest Republican, WI)
• Science raises hopesin fight against CWD May 7, 2007
in fight against CWD ... But almost any news is good news in the fight against CWD when we consider that the state Department of Natural Resources has been struggling and largely ineffective in its attempts to contain much less eradicate the disease despite spending some $32 million since it was discovered in the state five years ago ... An audit last year showed the deer numbers in CWD infected zones had increased despite containment efforts and programs like "earn-a-buck" to encourage... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
DNR seeks public help in health check of deer herd May 5, 2007
"Our goal at DNR is a healthy deer herd. This year," said DNR's Northern Region Wildlife Supervisor Mike Zechmeister, "we are sampling deer from every county in our Northern Region as part of state on-going CWD surveillance." ... DNR has been testing large sections of the state outside the CWD zone to confirm the disease is still confined to free ranging deer in that area ... CWD was not found in a similar check last year in 18 western counties of the state. (Grantsburg Burnett County Sentinel, WI)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology Apr 27, 2007
For the first time, a new study demonstrates that certain rodents can be directly infected with CWD and therefore serve as animal models for further study of the disease ... Chronic wasting disease (CWD), also known as mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in humans, is a transmissible prion disease most commonly found in deer and elk ... Conversion of the normal host protein to an abnormal disease-associated form is an important part in the tracking of prion diseases and... (EurekAlert!)
DNR finds no chronic wasting disease in area counties Mar 28, 2007
Not finding the disease outside of the CWD zones is good news, said Alan Crossley, the agency s disease project leader ... The audit praised the approach as one of the most aggressive in the 14 states where CWD has been found, but said the number of deer in those areas had grown from 26. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Commission receives draft bill, prepares to advertise proposal Mar 27, 2007
99 from CWD Government Inc., of Vernon Hill, Ill. for a laptop-computer for the sheriff's-department. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Wisconsin DNR wants more earn-a-buck areas Mar 22, 2007
Either-sex kills in CWD zones also won t be adequate this year, Warnke added ... He said he s not sure tampering with regulations in CWD zones is a good idea, but the congress likely won t raise any objections. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Wildlife official calls for Wind Cave elk hunting season Mar 21, 2007
All My Relations wrote on March 21, 2007 8:43 AM:"I hope that responsible hunters will re-read the CDC statement on CWD quote that I posted, as well as, read the information on the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance website, particularly the section, 'Recommendations for Hunters.' The site can be found at: cwd-info dot orG. It provides a very detailed proceedure for field-dressing, carcass disposal, and cleaning of butchering tools. It also talks about personal safety precautions in handling and... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Josef Hlasny Feb 27, 2007
The Prairie Star: Updates. Columbus rancher testifies against cattle imports. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Team Finds Crucial Protein Role In Deadly Prion Spread Jan 25, 2007
(April 14, 2006) -- Scientists have confirmed that prions, the mysterious proteins thought to cause chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer, latch on tightly to certain minerals in soil and remain. . (Science Daily)
Groups aim to shut down captiveelk-ranching industry Jan 4, 2007
Nose-to-nose contact is one way elk can spread CWD, tuberculosis or other diseases that can devastate herds ... " So far, Oregon has sidestepped CWD outbreaks found in both exotic and native herds elsewhere, thanks largely to bans on imported big-game body parts from CWD states and curbs on importation of exotic elk species. But the Idaho escape has put elk-ranching into the cross-hairs of opponents like never before, aligning animal-rights and hunting groups like few issues can. "It's a diverse... (Mail Tribune, OR)
