Chronic Wasting Disease

• Sask. hunters urged to submit wildlife samples for disease detection

  The province of Saskatchewan is looking for wildlife samples from hunters to test for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis.

  Canada

  Sep 26
  
• Government of Saskatchewan grant supports USask chronic wasting disease research

  "Chronic wasting disease, if it were to transfer into caribou, this would be ... a national emergency," said Dr. Phil McLoughlin.

  Environment

  Apr 3
  
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• Morning news rewind: Monday, July 4

  Here's a look back at who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' on Monday, July 4.

  Jul 4, 2022
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• Province takes more steps to combat chronic wasting disease

  The province is taking more actions to prevent the spread of a deadly disease that impacts deer and other wildlife.

  Environment

  Jun 28, 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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