U.S. Geological Survey researchers focusing on the highlighted area used the data to develop a new mathematical model to predict spread of CWD. One takeaway: CWD was more likely to spread inside ...

A map of counties across the U.S. that have recorded cases of chronic wasting disease in free-ranging cervids. As of November 2023, 414 counties across 31 states have seen cases.

Looking at the USGS map of CWD prevalence in North America, the disease has been confirmed in every state that touches Georgia with the exception of South Carolina. Sign up for the Outdoor Life ...

A deer may not show any signs of CWD until 18 to 24 months after becoming infected, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arguably the most obvious sign is drastic weight loss, or ...

Zombie deer disease, also known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), continues to spread across the U.S., threatening at-risk white-tailed deer – and potentially the hunters who kill and eat them.

Chronic Wasting Disease Concerns ... Herbert Lange, WDNR; Map: USGS) Is chronic wasting disease ... CWD project leader for the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, ...

— A new study authored by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department finds hunting greater numbers of male deer can slow the spread of chronic wasting disease. The U.S ...

by U.S. Geological Survey Jan. 27, 2025. Hunting greater numbers of male deer can slow the spread of chronic wasting disease, a lethal wildlife disease, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological ...

Chronic wasting disease was first diagnosed in the 1960s and has since been detected in 19 states and two Canadian provinces. ... The study was authored by USGS scientists Christopher Johnson, ...