1st Chronic Wasting Disease case in Georgia

First Chronic Wasting Disease case in Georgia: What is it and does it affect people?
The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Georgia has been confirmed. Find out what it is and if it can affect humans.
Chronic Wasting Disease spotted in deer in Georgia for first time
For the first time, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a deer found in Georgia. Tina Johannsen, assistant chief of game management for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said the disease was found on a property on the Berrien-Lanier county line in South Georgia in a deer that was harvested on November 30, 2024.
Georgia reports first case of 'zombie deer disease' | What to know
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer. The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in deer in South Georgia
The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in white-tailed deer in the peach state, and it was detected right here in South Georgia.According to the DNR, this case was confirmed on a property that straddles Lanier and Berrien counties.
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.
Georgia confirms its first case of ‘zombie deer’ disease
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first case in Georgia.
Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time
A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.
First Case of Chronic-Wasting Disease in Deer Confirmed in Georgia
Georgia confirms its first Chronic-Wasting Disease case in a deer. DNR sets up a management area and sampling plan to control spread while assuring safe deer hunting continues.
First positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in Georgia
Wildlife Resources Division has confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia, detected in a hunter-harvested deer in Lanier County. With the DNR’s CWD Response Plan now in effect,
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.
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,
cidrap.umn4h
Georgia confirms CWD case, becoming 36th US state to report fatal prion disease
A hunter-harvested white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Lanier County, Georgia, marking ...
WABE1h
Deadly deer disease case confirmed in S. Georgia by state Department of Natural Resources
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for the state ...
Georgia asks appeals court to reinterpret Voting Rights Act
The state of Georgia asks a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove ...