Chronic Wasting Disease Monthly News

Chronic Wasting Disease Monthly News

Welcome to the latest CIDRAP Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Monthly Newsletter. Here’s what happened in May and early June 2023:

 Black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, on leaf

News Stories Worth Noting

A study that involved feeding ticks blood spiked with CWD prions and testing ticks and ear samples taken from infected wild white-tailed deer suggests that the parasites can indirectly transmit the disease.
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State and Provincial News Updates

Alberta

Prevalence of deadly chronic wasting disease in some Alberta deer hits 23% (CBC News, May 20) [link]

Colorado

Chronic wasting disease prevalent in Colorado herds (The Tribune, May 10) [link]

Illinois

Impact of CWD on fetal growth and pregnancy rates in Illinois white-tailed deer (Outdoor Illinois Journal, May 1) [link]

Iowa

Annual surveillance confirms 96 deer and three new counties for chronic wasting disease (Iowa Department of Natural Resources [DNR], May 16) [link]

Kentucky

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife files lawsuit in deer disease case (Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, May 8) [link] Related coverage:

  • Kentucky Fish and Wildlife official warns hunters about fatal chronic wasting disease (WDRB, May 9) [link]
  • Fish & Wildlife warns against the dangers of CWD in white-tailed deer (KWCH, May 9) [link]

Louisiana

LWFC [Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission] modifies CWD control area to include portion of Concordia Parish (LWFC, Jun 1) [link] Related coverage:

  • 'We have talked about the best way to move forward,' Louisiana deer program manager explains Chronic Wasting Disease Zone change (The Natchez Democrat, Jun 2) [link]

Maryland

Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ annual survey confirms 38 deer with chronic wasting disease (Maryland DNR, May 16) [link]

Michigan

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in a farmed white-tailed deer from Newaygo County (Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development [MDARD], May 2) [link] Related coverage:

  • Deer at Newaygo County farm tests positive for chronic wasting disease (WOOD TV 8, May 2) [link]

Michigan bill aims to allow backyard wildlife feeding, but critics fear deer disease (Bridge Michigan, May 19) [link]

Minnesota

Legislators vote for moratorium on new deer farms to fight chronic wasting disease (StarTribune, May 5) [link]

Cook County becomes first in the state to ban deer and elk farms (WTIP North Shore Community Radio, May 5) [link]

In effort to curb chronic wasting disease, DFL lawmakers agree to ban new deer farms (MinnPost, May 8)  [link]

U of M [University of Minnesota] expert warns of increasing likelihood of CWD transmission to humans (Minnesota Public Radio, Jun 5) [link]

Mississippi

Mississippi State researching new way to survey for chronic wasting disease (The Daily Leader, May 3) [link]

Chronic wasting disease control zone expands to include portions of Concordia Parish [Louisiana] (The Daily Leader, Jun 1) [link] See Louisiana updates above for more related updates  

New Hampshire

Update on chronic wasting disease in New Hampshire (New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, May 3) [link]

Granite Geek: It’s not tech or medical magic that has kept a nasty deer disease out of New Hampshire (Concord Monitor, May 8) [link]

Ohio

Division of wildlife confirms additional CWD cases in Marion, Wyandot Counties (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, May 22) [link]

Pennsylvania

Dogs trained to sniff out chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania (ABC 27, May 22) [link]

Game Commission updates public on CWD surveillance (Pennsylvania Game Commission, Jun 2) [link] Related coverage:

  • Regional news report: Cases of chronic wasting disease are up in Pennsylvania (WTAJ, Jun 2) [link]
  • Chronic wasting disease cases increasing among deer: Pennsylvania Game Commission (ABC 27, Jun 2) [link]

Texas

Chronic wasting disease discovered in deer breeding facility in Sutton County (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [TPWD], May 8) [link] Related coverage:

  • Washington Co. Commissioners updated on chronic wasting disease case (KWHI, May 9) [link]

Chronic wasting disease detected in a free-range deer in Bexar County (TPWD, May 30) [link] Related coverage:

  • San Antonio deer tests positive for CWD (Texas Farm Bureau, Jun 2) [link]

Virginia

Grassroots philanthropy effort will fund Virginia Tech white-tailed deer research (Virginia Tech, May 5) [link]

Virginia Tech researches impacts of chronic wasting disease (WDBJ 7, May 23) [link]

Wisconsin

CWD confirmed in Dodge County deer herd (Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection [DATCP], May 12) [link] Related local coverage:

  • Dodge County deer farm under quarantine for CWD (Washington County Daily News, May 16) [link]
  • After positive CWD test in Dodge County, deer farmer faces uncertain future (Watertown Daily Times, May 16) [link]

DNR confirms CWD in second wild deer in Wood County (Wisconsin DNR, May 15) [link

Sampling shows more deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease last year (Wisconsin Public Radio, May 25) [link]

Sauk County deer farm confirmed with CWD (Wisconsin DATCP, May 30) [link]

Wyoming
GTNP [Grand Teton National Park] annual report confirms CWD case (Buckrail, May 30) [link]

Wildlife health lab tests more than 6,000 CWD samples in 2022 (Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Jun 5) [link]

Recent CWD Literature

Inzalaco HN, Bravo-Risi F, Morales R, et al. Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions. Sci Rep 2023 (published online May 15)

Mori J, Rivera NA, Schlichting P, et al. Impact of CWD on fetal growth and pregnancy rates in Illinois white-tailed deer. Outdoor Illinois Journal (published online May 1)

Mysterud A. An epidemiological framework for chronic wasting disease in multihost communities. (Perspective) J Appl Ecol 2023 (published online Jun 1)

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Surveillance optimization project for chronic wasting disease dataset for Ohio, US, 2019-2021. Columbus, Ohio, US [Dataset]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository, May 2023

Orge L,  de Lurdes Pinto M, Cristovao P, et al. Detection of abnormal prion protein by immunohistochemistry. J Vis Exp 2023 (published online May 5)

Spraker TR, Gidlewski T, Powers JG, et al. Distribution of the misfolded isoform of the prion protein in peripheral tissues and spinal cord of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) with naturally occurring chronic wasting disease. Vet Pathol 2023 (published online May 18)

 


Photo: CDC / Jim Gathany

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