Deer tests positive for CWD in Mecosta County

Mecosta County buck found with CWD. Where the disease is found in Michigan's deer herd
A buck harvested in Mecosta County has been identified with chronic wasting disease, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said in a news release, the first positive case found in the county as the always-fatal disease continues to spread.
DNR: Deer tests positive for CWD in Mecosta County
A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
DNR reports Mecosta County’s first CWD-positive wild deer
A nearby county has become the 14th in Michigan to confirm a wild deer infected with chronic wasting disease, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
DNR reports Mecosta County's first chronic wasting disease-positive deer
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose. The chronic disease develops and spreads slowly.
Mecosta becomes latest Michigan county to report CWD
With the detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer, Mecosta County becomes the 14th Michigan county to report the fatal neurodegenerative illness, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported yesterday.
Mecosta County deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease
A buck harvested in Mecosta County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, adding it to 13 other counties including Isabella, Gratiot and Clare, where the disease has been identified in
Report warns fatal deer disease could jump to humans. Unlikely, Michigan says
News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.
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