The findings don't change the need for continued disease surveillance and research, experts say.
CIDRAP’s CWD contingency planning project is a collaboration of global experts preparing for a possible spillover to humans or other non-cervid species.
A recently published National Institutes of Health (NIH) study provides laboratory evidence of a strong species barrier that may prevent a chronic wasting disease (CWD) spillover from cervids such as deer to humans. While this is good news, the study authors noted that the finding doesn't preclude the possibility of a spillover, which remains a significant concern and a focus of our work.
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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.
The center also works to address other protein-misfolding disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The buck, which carried a GPS tracker, died in the middle of October.
This case will likely be managed differently than the 2021 detection because of migration patterns, officials said.
The farm is in quarantine with an investigation underway.
In other CWD developments, Minnesota's agriculture department released safety tips for meat processors who handle deer.
