The infections were reported by Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Manitoba, Canada.
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Both free-ranging and captive animals have previously tested positive in the county, which is surrounded by other CWD-positive counties.
The 2.5-year-old buck was found about 5 miles from a previous detection in adjacent Lanier County.
The white-tailed doe was reported in July after showing clinical signs of the fatal neurodegenerative disease.
The case was identified in an emaciated, thirsty 2.5-year-old doe that walked directly up to the responding conservation officer.
In utero transmission may contribute to the efficient spread of the fatal infection among deer populations, the study authors say.
High deer density is reported in the detection area, which is not far from suburban and urban settings.
The new findings bring Maryland's total of confirmed CWD cases to 285 since the fatal prion disease was first confirmed in the state in 2011.
The $12 million will help state and tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to combat chronic wasting disease.
Whole animal carcasses cannot leave or be transported outside of certain county lines.
The cases were detected in white-tailed deer in the Panhandle Region of northern Idaho.
