Chronic Wasting Disease

• Manitoba orders deer cull after second case of chronic wasting disease discovered

  Manitoba says the case of chronic wasting disease in the deer was discovered as part of routine surveillance just north of the U.S. border.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2021
  
• Chronic Wasting Disease is now in Manitoba. What is it?

  A slow-moving, but 100 per cent fatal disease has been discovered in Manitoba. But there's no reason to let it keep you up at night -- unless you're a moose, elk or deer.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
  
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• Manitoba reports first chronic wasting disease case; bans hunting where animal found

  Officials in Manitoba are reporting what they say is the province's first case of chronic wasting disease, a nervous system disorder that affects large game animals.

  Environment

  Nov 1, 2021
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• Saskatchewan Environment targets key wildlife zones for CWD testing

  Chronic wasting disease is an infectious central nervous system disease in cervids — including caribou, deer, elk and moose — and is fatal to infected deer.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2021
• Deadly wildlife disease might threaten humans, new Canadian research suggests

  Chronic wasting disease, which affects animals such as deer, caribou, moose and elk by attacking nervous systems with universally fatal results.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
• Hunters in Saskatchewan urged to get animals tested for chronic wasting disease

  Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, infectious central nervous system disease that affects cervid species — deer, elk, moose and caribou.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
• Keeping chronic wasting disease in mind as Saskatchewan hunting season approaches

  The Saskatchewan government's chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance program detected 528 positive cases last hunting season.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2020
• Key wildlife management zones targeted by Sask. ministry for CWD testing

  Long-term monitoring sites are being established in targeted zones to obtain more information about the presence and spread of CWD in Saskatchewan.

  Environment

  Sep 24, 2019
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• CFIA says ‘zombie deer disease’ isn’t in Canadian meat. Here’s why some experts are still worried

  According to some advocates and researchers, the disease is adapting and warrants more scrutiny and preventative action.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
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• Scrapie, a disease related to mad cow, found in two Alberta flocks of sheep

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some sheep in Alberta have been infected with scrapie, a fatal disease that affects the animals' nervous system.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2019