The findings don’t confirm that the fatal disease is a threat to people but do offer important clues to what infection might look like in humans.
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For the first time, CWD was found in Rock, Blaine, and Thomas counties, all in the north-central part of the state.
The sample was obtained from a taxidermist and tested as part of proactive surveillance.
The case was in a cow elk in Elk Hunt Area 122 harvested by a hunter in early November.
The case was in a 2-year-old whitetail buck harvested by a hunter on a low-fenced property and tested through surveillance sampling.
The fatal prion disease has now been confirmed in 32 states.
Utah officials say the prion disease, which is found in deer and other cervids, appears to be spreading in the state.
All deer at the facility had earlier been euthanized, and testing revealed no additional CWD cases.
The state had recently announced the first detections in two other counties, including one that neighbors the newly affected location.
CWD had recently been detected about 100 miles from the newly affected area.
Following the state's first detection in 2018, CWD has now been found in 17 counties.
