The detection also ... Caused by a mutated protein called a prion, it is part of a family of diseases known as transmissible ...

A long road is ahead for the Rock County deer farm where chronic wasting disease was detected.  Wisconsin State Veterinarian ...

CWD prions, a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally, don't infect human brain tissue, according to Science News. The most common prion disease in people ...

Because of the disease detection, the Department of Agriculture ... disease in deer and elk caused by a misfolded protein called a prion. CWD spreads through direct animal-to-animal contact ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection has confirmed that a Rock County deer farm has tested ...

Studies show that herds afflicted with CWD decline between 3 and 20 percent per year. Detection ... by a cell protein that becomes abnormal, or misfolded. When this so-called prion comes into ...

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose. The disease is caused by an abnormal infectious protein called a prion ... and how this detection might affect ...

CWD surveillance of harvested deer from the area will be critical in understanding whether or not the native herd has been exposed. Early detection ... a prion, an infectious, misfolded protein ...

“These new cases confirm that our protocols for early detection are effective ... Current research indicates that CWD is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion which is transmitted ...

The detections are 40 miles from the nearest wild CWD detection. The captive deer ... neurological disease caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, CWD is a threat to deer and elk.

Early detection ... Parish. CWD is a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the family Cervidae. It is caused by a prion, an infectious, misfolded protein particle ...