CWD is also categorized as a prion disease, meaning it affects the brain’s prion proteins. When abnormal versions of these proteins infect the animal, they cause normal prion proteins to fold ...

CWD is a contagious, fatal, neurological illness that can impact not only white-tailed deer, but other North American cervids like mule deer, elk, and moose. It was first discovered in the U.S. in ...

Ohio hunters have discovered 24 white-tailed deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also known as 'zombie disease', across five counties. The disease, caused by misfolded prions ...

Emaciated animals are continuing to die at the Dell Creek Feedground, which may prove to be an unwelcome testbed illustrating how always-deadly chronic wasting disease propagates through elk herds ...