CWD in deer in British Columbia, Canada

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Source: https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/m...es-of-fatal-brain-disease-found-in-bc-8196381

'Mad cow disease for deer': First cases of fatal brain disease found in B.C.
Tests on two deer near Cranbrook, B.C., came back positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) — a fatal degenerative brain disease that affects animals in the deer family.
​ Stefan Labbé
Updated about 5 hours ago

A highly contagious disease affecting deer has been detected for the first time in British Columbia.

Tests on two deer near the Kootenay, B.C., town of Cranbrook came back positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) — a fatal degenerative brain disease that affects animals in the deer family, wildlife experts with the B.C. government confirmed Thursday.

A spokesperson with the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship confirmed the first positive case was found in a male mule deer, while the second was isolated in a female white-tailed deer found killed on the road. The diagnosis were confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Jan. 31, 2024...

 

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A 9th case of zombie deer disease has been recorded in BC.

Radio-Canada
Published yesterday at 3:19 PM CST

A deer hunted in the Kootenay region of British Columbia has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, also known as zombie deer disease. This is the ninth case reported in the province.

The province said Friday that the case was confirmed in the surveillance zone set up to stop the spread of the disease.

The deer in question was hunted in Jaffray, according to the province.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a disease that affects cervids such as deer, moose, elk, and reindeer. It is a progressive and fatal disease of the central nervous system of cervids.

The disease was first detected in the province in 2024, in the Kootenay.

The province is asking hunters who hunt in the surveillance zone to provide samples of the deer killed so that they can be tested, and to report any sick animals.

Restrictions are also in place regarding the transport of carcasses in the Kootenay region.

The 9 deer carrying the disease and identified in the province lived in the Kootenay.

Although there is no direct evidence that the disease can be transmitted to humans and no cases have been reported in humans, Health Canada and the World Health Organization recommend not consuming the meat of an infected animal.

With information from Akshay Kulkarni, Andrew Kurjata and Jacqueline Gelineau

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2219928/9e-cas-maladie-cerf-zombie-cb