Alberta
Veterinary medicine prof receives $4.25M grant to develop tools to stop chronic wasting disease (University of Calgary, Dec 2) [link]
British Columbia
Ecological Comment: Help halt mad deer disease in the Kootenays (Castlegar News, Dec 4) [link]
Idaho
Fish and Game Friday: CWD laws and protocols (KLEW, Dec 12) [link]
All of Idaho’s chronic wasting disease cases found in the Slate Creek drainage so far in 2022 (FOX 28, Dec 22) [link]
This fatal deer disease was found in Idaho. Now, Congress wants to help fight it (Idaho Statesman, Dec 28) [link]
Illinois
2022 Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 76,854 (Illinois DNR, Dec 14) [link]
Eight arrested for deer baiting and other hunting violations in St. Clair County (Illinois DNR, Dec 14) [link]
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reminds deer hunters of CWD control area regulations in northeast Louisiana (LDWF, Dec 20) [link]
LDWF reports second presumptive CWD positive case in Louisiana (LDWF, Dec 29) [link]
Manitoba
Province advises additional cases of chronic wasting disease detected in Manitoba, hunters reminded of mandatory sampling requirements (Government of Manitoba, Dec 9) [link]
Province advises of additional actions to help prevent spread of chronic wasting disease [including new winter mule deer hunting season from Dec. 19, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2023] (Government of Manitoba, Dec 15) [link]
On the front lines of the fight against 'zombie deer' disease in Manitoba (CBC News, Dec 27) [link]
Minnesota
No additional chronic wasting disease detected in remaining depopulated deer on Winona County farm (Minnesota Board of Animal Health, Dec 5) [link]
Deer hunters offered opportunities in late season hunt (KARE11, Dec 12) [link]
Fish and Wildlife Almanac: Hunters can find CWD test results online (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources [DNR], Dec 19) [link]
Bemidji area chronic wasting disease hunt produces over 100 deer for sampling (The Bemidji Pioneer, Dec 22) [link]
New Minnesota public land projects to the fore in 2023 [including building on DNR's response to CWD] (StarTribune, Jan 1) [link]
Mississippi
Educational session to provide information on chronic wasting disease ahead of MDWFP [Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks] meeting (The Daily Leader, Dec 8) [link]
CWD takes toll on deer in Mississippi and Tennessee (Clarion Ledger, Dec 9) [link]
Concerned citizen urges commissioners to reconsider Claiborne County feed ban (The Daily Leader, Dec 15) [link]
Commission working to reschedule educational session on chronic wasting disease (The Daily Leader, Dec 30) [link]
Missouri
Missouri Department of Conservation [MDC] tracks chronic wasting disease as deer season continues (The Standard, Dec 4) [link]
MDC sets deer and turkey hunting dates and proposed deer regulation changes for 2023-2024 seasons (KTTN News, Dec 4) [link]
Missouri deer season changes based on population, disease, predators (Springfield News-Leader, Dec 29) [link]
MDC reminds residents not to place food attractants in CWD counties (MDC, Dec 29) [link]
CWD reported in harvested deer in Barton County for first time (The Joplin Globe, Jan 5) [link]
Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) defends decision to euthanize Billings moose (KPAX, Dec 5) [link]
CWD management hunt to open in portion of lower Ruby Valley (Montana FWP, Dec 7) [link]
CWD detected for first time in hunting district 304 near Gallatin Gateway (Montana FWP, Dec 14) [link]
- More information related to this detection is featured in the following story in the Mountain Journal: White-tailed deer buck with CWD confirmed near Bozeman (Dec 14, link)
North Carolina
Testing a priority as more deer test positive for fatal deer disease (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Dec 9) [link]
North Dakota
Fatal to whitetails, EHD can affect testosterone levels in mule deer bucks; in other deer hunting news, Game and Fish as of early this week was awaiting results from fall CWD sampling effort (Grand Forks Herald, Dec 17) [link]
Saskatchewan
CWD testing of game available until Jan. 23 (SaskToday.ca, Dec 5) [link]
South Dakota
Chronic wasting disease detected in new area (South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks, Dec 13) [link]
Tennessee
CWD takes toll on deer in Mississippi and Tennessee (Clarion Ledger, Dec 9) [link]
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) requests public input on proposed chronic wasting disease strategic plan (TWRA, Dec 29) [link]
Texas
TAHC [Texas Animal Health Commission] rule proposals open for public comment: brucellosis, chronic wasting disease, reportable & actionable diseases, entry requirements (TAHC, Dec 22) [link]
Virginia
Deer hunting season extended to March in some areas to control spread of chronic wasting disease (WVTF, Dec 6) [link]
Wisconsin
New baiting and feeding ban in effect in Lincoln County Dec. 12, 2022 (Wisconsin DNR, Dec 8) [link]
DNR confirms CWD in second wild deer harvested in Shawano County (Wisconsin DNR, Dec 9) [link]
DNR's deer donation program (Wausau Pilot & Review, Dec 15) [link]
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer harvested in Buffalo County (Wisconsin DNR, Dec 29) [link]
Wyoming
Editorial: CWD coordination needed yesterday (Jackson Hole News and Guide, Dec 7) [link]
Ott: Wyoming needs to phase out elk feedgrounds (Casper Star Tribune, Dec 11) [link]
Vet: Chronic wasting disease or not, keep wild bones away from dogs (Jackson Hole News & Guide, Dec 12) [link]
CWD detected in new Wyoming elk hunt area (Wyoming Game and Fish Department [WGFD], Dec 19) [link]
Recent CWD Literature
Fameli AF, Edson J, Banfield JE, et al. Variability in prion protein genotypes by spatial unit to inform susceptibility to chronic wasting disease. Prion 2022 Dec;16(1):254-264
Race B, Baune C, Williams K, et al. Second passage experiments of chronic wasting disease in transgenic mice overexpressing human prion protein. Vet Res 2022 Dec 16;53(1):111
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