Posted May 8, 2015 11:55 pm by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

Deer
Arizona Deer, Elk clear of Chronic Wasting Disease
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona Game and Fish Department

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Arizona Game and Fish Department officials have not found any cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state’s deer and elk populations.

Tests for the fatal neurodegenerative wildlife disease in 1,342 deer and elk have come back negative. Currently, CWD has been confirmed in the neighboring states of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado.

“The continued vigilance of hunters is essential for the Department’s effective surveillance of CWD in deer and elk,” said Carrington Knox, a wildlife disease biologist. “The CWD surveillance program is reliant on the voluntary submission of samples by hunters and samples collected by taxidermists and meat processors. This data is critical to our early detection efforts and we are very appreciative of all the effort to ensure the program is a success.”

CWD is fatal to deer, elk and moose, all of which may not show any visible signs of the illness in early stages of infection. As the illness progresses, the animal suffers progressive weight loss, exhibits abnormal behavior and eventually dies.

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Source:: AmmoLand

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