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CWD confirmed in another Wyoming elk hunt area
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Today at 2:40 p.m.
Mary Van Beusekom, MS
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Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in another Wyoming elk hunt area, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD).
In a news release yesterday, WGFD said the fatal neurodegenerative infection was confirmed in a hunter-harvested cow elk in Elk Hunt Area 28 in late December. The hunt area is in the Lander area in the central part of the state and borders Elk Hunt areas 98 and 127, where CWD was confirmed in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
In 2022, WGFD tested 6,701 lymph node samples from deer, elk, and moose, most of them hunter-submitted.
Caused by misfolded proteins called prions, CWD isn't known to infect humans or other non-cervid animals, but experts worry it could jump species. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends against consuming meat from obviously ill animals or those that test positive for CWD.
More avian flu outbreaks in 4 US states
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Today at 2:18 p.m.
Lisa Schnirring
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
With the start of 2024, highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks have already been confirmed in four states, with California the hardest-hit state, according to the latest updates from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
In California, the virus was detected at three more commercial farms, including a layer pullet farm in Merced County housing more than 760,000 birds, a broiler farm in Merced County that has nearly 535,000 birds, and a broiler farm in Sonoma County that has nearly 78,000 birds. Also, officials reported an outbreak involving two of the state's backyard flocks, one in Merced County and the other in Sacramento County.
Meanwhile, two other states reported outbreaks affecting commercial farms. Wisconsin reported an event at a turkey facility in Washburn County that has 41,000 birds, and in Kansas, the virus hit a layer pullet farm in Rice County that was raising 240,000 birds. Colorado reported an outbreak in a backyard flock in Arapahoe County.
So far this year avian flu outbreaks have led to the loss of 1.66 million birds, APHIS said. The H5N1 outbreaks began in US poultry in February 2022 and have so far led to a record loss of 81.37 million birds across 47 states.
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CWD confirmed in another Wyoming elk hunt area
News brief
Today at 2:40 p.m.
Mary Van Beusekom, MS
Topics
Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in another Wyoming elk hunt area, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD).
In a news release yesterday, WGFD said the fatal neurodegenerative infection was confirmed in a hunter-harvested cow elk in Elk Hunt Area 28 in late December. The hunt area is in the Lander area in the central part of the state and borders Elk Hunt areas 98 and 127, where CWD was confirmed in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
In 2022, WGFD tested 6,701 lymph node samples from deer, elk, and moose, most of them hunter-submitted.
Caused by misfolded proteins called prions, CWD isn't known to infect humans or other non-cervid animals, but experts worry it could jump species. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends against consuming meat from obviously ill animals or those that test positive for CWD.
More avian flu outbreaks in 4 US states
News brief
Today at 2:18 p.m.
Lisa Schnirring
Topics
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
With the start of 2024, highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks have already been confirmed in four states, with California the hardest-hit state, according to the latest updates from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
In California, the virus was detected at three more commercial farms, including a layer pullet farm in Merced County housing more than 760,000 birds, a broiler farm in Merced County that has nearly 535,000 birds, and a broiler farm in Sonoma County that has nearly 78,000 birds. Also, officials reported an outbreak involving two of the state's backyard flocks, one in Merced County and the other in Sacramento County.
Meanwhile, two other states reported outbreaks affecting commercial farms. Wisconsin reported an event at a turkey facility in Washburn County that has 41,000 birds, and in Kansas, the virus hit a layer pullet farm in Rice County that was raising 240,000 birds. Colorado reported an outbreak in a backyard flock in Arapahoe County.
So far this year avian flu outbreaks have led to the loss of 1.66 million birds, APHIS said. The H5N1 outbreaks began in US poultry in February 2022 and have so far led to a record loss of 81.37 million birds across 47 states.
ALL BRIEFS