Georgia’s 1st case of chronic wasting disease found in deer

Deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease, first for Georgia
The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia was confirmed Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The fatal neurological disease has no current treatments or preventative vaccines.
Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease
Georgia wildlife officials have confirmed the state's first-ever case of CWD in a hunter-harvested whitetail buck.
Chronic Wasting Disease case found in Lanier County, wildlife officials say
A deer harvested in Lanier County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR said the case was found in a two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer.
Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time
A fatal neurological disease that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials have announced.
First case of Chronic-Wasting Disease in deer confirmed in Georgia
A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday. The two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer,
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Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Park officials presented a chronic wasting disease update discussing what Whitefish can do to prevent the disease spreading during a
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The discovery of CWD on the reservation, in a mule deer, came after the disease was found for the first time in the Flathead Valley near Kalispell in October.
First case of fatal neurological disease found in Georgia White Tail Deer
Lanier and Berrien Counties are now considered “Chronic Wasting Disease” management areas by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. This declaration comes after a two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer,
Georgia confirms its first case of ‘zombie deer’ disease
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Chronic Wasting Disease Found For 1st Time In Georgia
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Georgia DNR confirms first case of chronic wasting disease in deer
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer.