CWD TSE Prion Cervid Update By State December 2023

[Terry S. Singeltary Sr.]

Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cervid Update By State December 2023

*** Alabama CWD TSE Prion 2023

(2020, Alabama, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss)

***> 2023 Alabama CWD 3 cases confirmed to date, but if you don't cwd test enough, you will not find much while it continues to spread...terry

www.outdooralabama.com/articles/mandatory-cwd-testing-dates-announced-lauderdale-and-colbert-counties

*** Alaska CWD TSE Prion 2023

***> 2023 Alaska, to date, still has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion?

''However, Alaska currently maintains a general targeted disease surveillance program that will test for CWD in clinical, suspect cases in moose, caribou, deer or elk.''

www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/regprocess/gameboard/pdfs/2020-2021/proposals/2020_2021_proposal_book.pdf

*** Arizona CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 Arizona CWD TSE Prion, to date, still has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, and again, if you test to find, you will not find, until CWD finds you, by then it's much too late...terry

www.azgfd.com/wildlife-conservation/wildlife-diseases-2/chronic-wasting-disease-what-hunters-should-know/

*** Arkansas CWD TSE Prion 2023

(2020, Arkansas, To date, 891 deer and 30 elk have tested positive for the disease in Arkansas...terry)

***> Arkansas CWD TSE Prion 2023, Arkansas Total CWD confirmed to date is 1,563 by Fiscal Years Tally.

www.agfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-2024-CWD-Sampling-Status_1-Nov-23_Sampling-History-1536x864.jpg

www.agfc.com/cwd

*** California CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 California CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, you don't test enough, you don't find cwd, by then, it's much too late...tss

www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/Animal_Health/pdfs/AHB_Newsletter_July_2023.pdf

*** Colorado CWD TSE PRION

***> 2023 Colorado CWD TSE Prion, ''We have detected CWD in 40 of our 54 deer herds, 17 of 42 elk herds, and 2 of 9 moose herds.''

cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Commission/2023/May/Item.16-PWC_Memo_CWD_Update_Final-Brian_Dreher-DNR.pdf#search=2023%20cwd

cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/About-CWD-in-Colorado.aspx

*** Connecticut CWD TSE PRION

***2023 Connecticut CWD TSE Prion

Connecticut to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, if you don't test enough for cwd, you will not find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss

portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Wildlife-Diseases#CWD

portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/CWDrackcardpdf.pdf

CWD has been documented in 25 states and 4 Canadian provinces; the disease has not been found in Connecticut or New England.

portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/guide2020.pdf

*** Delaware CWD TSE PRION

***> 2023 Delaware CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion? you don't testin enough, you don't find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss

dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/hunting/cwd/

*** Florida CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Florida CWD Not Detected.)

***> 2023 Florida CWD TSE Prion 1 case confirmed 2023.

Florida floundered with CWD testing for years, CWD finally found Florida...tss

content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/3603d8e

myfwc.com/research/wildlife/health/white-tail-deer/cwd/

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/06/florida-documents-first-case-of-chronic.html

*** Georgia CWD TSE Prion

***> Georgia CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected NO cases of CWD TSE Prion, if you don't test for cwd, you will not find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss

georgiawildlife.com/chronic-wasting-disease-detected-florida-deer-help-prevent-spread-georgia

georgiawildlife.com/cwd

*** Hawaii CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Hawaii nothing about cwd tse prion, no cwd tse prion response plan, no cwd tse prion testing history, nothing i could find, i did find this)

***> 2023, Hawaii CWD TSE Prion, still has no CWD surveillance program, or, no recent data on CWD. really sad.

2020, Hawaii nothing about cwd tse prion, no cwd tse prion response plan, no cwd tse prion testing history, nothing i could find, i did find this;

hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/ldc/scrapie/

*** Idaho CWD TSE Prion

(2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Status in Idaho, not detected?)

***> Idaho 2023 CWD TSE Prion, Idaho 24 animals tested positive for CWD from 442 animals removed in the Slate Creek management area within unit 14

idfg.idaho.gov/article/mule-deer-taken-hunting-unit-32a-tests-positive-chronic-wasting-disease

idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-wraps-deer-removal-project-slate-creek-spring

idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/seasons-rules-big-game-2023-2024.pdf

idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/seasons-rules-moose-sheep-goat-2023-2024_1.pdf

*** Illinois CWD TSE Prion

(2020 - Illinois, to date, has detected 1002 cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss)

***> Illinois CWD TSE Prion 2023, Total positives to date through 30 June 2023: 1,752 cases.

Total samples through 30 June 2023: 162,099

Total positives through 30 June 2023: 1,752

dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/programs/cwd/documents/cwdannualreport2022-2023.pdf

dnr.illinois.gov/programs/cwd.html

*** Indiana CWD TSE Prion

***> Indiana CWD TSE Prion, to date, has detected no cases of CWD TSE Prion, Indiana is no different, if you don't cwd test in enough numbers to find, you will not find cwd, cwd will find you, by then, it's much too late...tss

www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/wildlife-diseases-in-indiana/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd/

indnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f3c264dc44724071b51a600149f3c2c0

www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/9650.htm

*** Iowa CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Iowa, to date, has detected 89 cases of CWD TSE Prion...tss)

***> 2023 Iowa CWD TSE Prion, Total Confirmed CWD-Positive Wild Deer in Iowa 264 Cases.

www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting/Deer-Health/Chronic-Wasting-Disease/Surveillance-Results

www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting/Deer-Health/Chronic-Wasting-Disease

www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/4521/Annual-surveillance-confirms-96-deer-and-three-new-counties-for-chronic-wasting-disease

2022-2023 Confirmed CWD-Positive Wild Deer 65

2022-2023 Suspect CWD-Positive Wild Deer 19

www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting/Deer-Health/Chronic-Wasting-Disease/Surveillance-Results

www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting/Deer-Health/Chronic-Wasting-Disease/Hunter-Submission-Pathway

www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting/Deer-Health/Chronic-Wasting-Disease

***Kansas CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Kansas, As of 30 June 2020, CWD has been detected in 363 cervids - two captive elk and 361 wild, free-ranging deer in Deer Management Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18. These include 82 mule deer, 274 white-tailed deer, 2 captive elk, and 5 unknown deer species...terry)

***> Kansas CWD TSE Prion 2023, As of 30 June 2023, CWD has been detected in 974 cervids, including 2 captive elk, 1 captive mule deer, and 971 wild, free-ranging deer.

ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD

Kansas 2023-2024 CWD Testing Results 28 Confirmed To Date;

ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD/2023-2024-CWD-Testing-Results

As of 30 June 2023, CWD has been detected in 974 cervids, including 2 captive elk, 1 captive mule deer, and 971 wild, free-ranging deer. All Surveillance Zones in Kansas now have CWD detections. CWD surveillance began in 1996 and, to date, 35,534 cervids have been sampled and tested for CWD. Hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts can avoid the human-assisted spread of CWD by not transporting a live or dead deer or elk from areas where CWD occurs.

ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD

ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD/CWD-Sampling

***Kentucky CWD TSE Prion

Kentucky, to date, CWD has not been found in the State of Kentucky...as with the other cwd free states, if you don't test in enough numbers to find, you will not find, cwd will find you, by then it's much too late...tss

''The always-fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, moose and caribou has not been detected in Kentucky.''

fw.ky.gov/Wildlife/Pages/Chronic-Wasting-Disease.aspx

fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Documents/CWDResponsePlan.pdf

fw.ky.gov/Wildlife/Pages/Chronic-Wasting-Disease.aspx

fw.ky.gov/Pages/search.aspx?terms=chronic+wasting+disease&affiliateId=FW

***Louisiana CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Louisiana, to date, CWD has not been found in the State of Louisiana...tss)

***> 2023 Louisiana CWD TSE Prion CONFIRMED TO DATE 12 CASES

www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/ldwf-eleven-deer-tested-positive-for-cwd-during-202223-hunting-season

www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Hunting/Deer/Images/CWD-Control-map-jpeg.jpg

www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/ldwf-five-additional-suspected-cases-of-cwd-discovered-in-tensas-parish

www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/cwd

www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/ldwf-reports-second-presumptive-cwd-positive-case-in-louisiana

www.ldaf.state.la.us/news/cwd-case-found-in-a-white-tailed-deer-in-tensas-parish/

***Maine CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 Maine CWD TSE Prion, to date, CWD has not been detected? if you don't test enough, you don't find cwd, until cwd finds you, by then, it's much too late...tss

www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/living-with-wildlife/diseases/chronic-wasting-disease.html

www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting-laws/chronic-wasting-disease.html

*** Maryland CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Maryland, to date, 80 confirmed cases to date from CWD TSE Prion...tss)

***> 2023 Maryland CWD TSE Prion, To date, 171 infected deer have been documented in the state.

Status of CWD in Maryland​ The Department of Natural Resources has tested 13,314 deer through random CWD surveillance since 2002. Sick deer displaying neurological symptoms were tested for CWD from 1999-2001​. The disease was detected for the first time in Maryland from a deer taken by a hunter in November 2010, in Allegany County. To date, 171 infected deer have been documented in the state.

dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/hunt_trap/CWD_in_Maryland.aspx

*** Massachusetts CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 Massachusetts CWD TSE Prion, to date, no cases of CWD TSE Prion has been detected, and if you don't cwd test in sufficient numbers, you will not find cwd, it's cwd finds you, then it's too late...tss

www.mass.gov/service-details/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd

www.mass.gov/doc/2020-massachusetts-fishing-and-hunting-guide/download?_ga=2.191912045.697855528.1605986324-529463204.160598632

***Michigan CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Michigan CWD Chronic Wasting Disease Cervid Total 46...tss)

***> 2023 Michigan CWD TSE Prion, Total of confirmed CWD positive deer from 2015 to present, is 251 cases.

www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/wildlife/wildlife-disease/disease-monitoring/cwd/cwd-testing-data

content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDNR/bulletins/378a3d4

www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/wildlife/wildlife-disease/disease-monitoring/cwd/cwd-locations

content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDARD/bulletins/3583c22

www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/annual-reports/aid/2022_aid_annual_report.pdf

www.michigan.gov/mdard/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/annual-reports/aid/2021_aid_annual_report.pdf?rev=6989dcce43ed4fe3985a05bcffa225ec&hash=0530DE52E159E9B48C80EC8165A25158

www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/annual-reports/aid/2020_aid_annual_report.pdf

www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,4579,7-186-76711_78204-357110--,00.html

www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79136_79608_90516_90536-538324--,00.html

www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79136_79608_90516_90536-501527--,00.html

*** Minnesota CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Minnesota, to date, CWD has 95 wild deer have tested positive...tss)

***> 2023 Minnesota CWD TSE Prion, Statewide CWD Positive Wild Deer 2010 to Present is 245 Cases.

www.dnr.state.mn.us/cwdcheck/index.html

www.dnr.state.mn.us/cwd/index.html

arcgis.dnr.state.mn.us/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=fe50baad5abd4b5f9f3505e3c90d2e2a

Captive CWD Positives (no information on trace-out CWD positives from any of these)...terry

8/3/2022 4 YR Male MN Winona WTD Breeder Yes No 125 Depopulated

5/10/2021 3 Y Female MN Beltrami WTD Breeder No No 61 Depopulated

10/14/2020 2.5 Y Female MN Houston WTD Breeder Yes yes 49 Quarantine

1/2020 3 Y Female MN Pine WTD Breeder Yes No 8 Depopulated

12/2019 8 Y Female MN Douglas WTD Breeder/Hob by Yes No 2 Depopulated

11/2017 3Y Male MN Winona WTD Breeder Yes No 7 Depopulated

1/2017 2.5Y Female MN Meeker WTD Breeder Yes Yes 14 Depopulated

12/2016 2-2Y Females MN Crow Wing WTD & Mule deer Breeder/Sho oter Yes Yes 140 Depopulated

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/cwd/downloads/status-of-captive-herds.pdf

www.bah.state.mn.us/deer-elk/

www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/deer/management/deer-farms.html

***Mississippi CWD TSE Prion

(Mississippi, to date, As of August 2020, Mississippi has detected 56 CWD-positive deer...tss)

***> 2023 Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Total Positive To Date 224 Confirmed Cases.

www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwd-dashboard/

www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/

www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/cwd-detected-in-harrison-county/

www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwdmap/

***Missouri CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Missouri CWD has been detected in 162 cervid...tss)

***> 2023 Missouri CWD TSE Prion, to Date, 410 Cases.

mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-surveillance

mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-reports-117-new-cases-cwd-2022-surveillance-year

***Montana CWD TSE Prion

(2020 Montana, to date, CWD has been detected in 275 cervid...tss)

***> 2023 Montana CWD TSE Prion, To Date, 1,209 CASES.

mtfwp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/ccd4d1ee5d7e47bbb16e431102468173

2023-July 2023 to date 139 CWD CASES CONFIRMED

mtfwp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/ccd4d1ee5d7e47bbb16e431102468173

***Nebraska CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Nebraska, to date, 815 deer and 14 elk have been detected with CWD...tss)

***> 2023 Nebraska CWD TSE Prion, To Date, Since 1997, the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) has tested over 57,000 deer and over 400 elk, with 1,238 deer and 19 elk testing positive for CWD to date. At this time, CWD has been detected in free-ranging deer and elk in 54 counties.

outdoornebraska.gov/conservation/conservation-challenges/wildlife-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

outdoornebraska.gov/conservation/conservation-challenges/wildlife-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023CWDmap-1024x663.jpg

2023-Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) has tested over 57,000 deer and over 400 elk, with 1,238 deer and 19 elk testing positive for CWD to date. At this time, CWD has been detected in free-ranging deer and elk in 54 counties. In 2022, NGPC had 1065 deer samples and 83 elk samples tested. Of those, 274 deer and 1 elk were positive for CWD. At this time, no population declines have been attributed to the disease.

outdoornebraska.gov/conservation/conservation-challenges/wildlife-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

***Nevada CWD TSE Prion

***> Nevada CWD TSE Prion, to date, has not detected CWD TSE Prion, and if you don't test in enough numbers to find cwd, cwd will find you, and by then it's much too late...tss

www.ndow.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FY22-CWD-Report.pdf

www.ndow.org/blog/chronic-wasting-disease/

***New England CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023, New England CWD TSE Prion, Since sampling efforts began in 2003, no cases of CWD have been detected in Connecticut or New England.

IF you don't look enough, you don't find, CWD will find you, by then, it's too late...terry

portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Wildlife-Diseases

***New Hampshire CWD TSE PRION

***> 2023 New Hampshire CWD TSE Prion, To Date, CWD is not known to be present in New Hampshire.

if you don't CWD test, you will not find, until cwd finds you, by then it's much too late...terry

www.wildnh.com/wildlife/cwd/index.html

www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/cwd/index.html

www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/cwd/

search.nh.gov/wildlife-search.htm?q=cwd&cmd=Search%21

***New Jersey CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 New Jersey CWD TSE Prion, to date, Surveys of New Jersey deer harvested in several deer seasons have found no evidence of the disease.

you don't CWD test enough, you don't find, CWD will find you...tss

Update on Chronic Wasting Disease in New Hampshire Date: 05/03/2023

dep.nj.gov/njfw/hunting/chronic-wasting-disease-information/

www.njfishandwildlife.com/cwdinfo.htm

www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/cwd_survey19-20.pdf

www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/cwd_surveys.pdf

www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/cwd_responseplan13.pdf

www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/captv_deer_notice.pdf

www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/2006/cwdprionsurvey06.pdf

www.njfishandwildlife.com/cwdinfo.htm

www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/cwdinfo.htm

www.nj.gov/search/?qt=cwd&submit+search.x=0&submit+search.y=0

***New Mexico CWD TSE Prion

(2020, New Mexico, to date, has detected 58 cases of CWD, and imo that figure might be low, considering...tss)

***> 2023 New Mexico CWD Positives, To Date, the cumulative number of positive CWD tests is 26, and of those, 4 were harvested elk.

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

I'm still not feeling good about CWD surveillance and reporting of both Wild and Captive Cervid in New Mexico. The CWD data on surveillance cwd totals to date both wild and captive are hard to find, the page is outdated, only showing results for 2002-2016. what is so hard about posting the total CWD positive captive deer and the total CWD positive wild deer, by year, since discovery?...terry

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Results-02_02_2022.pdf

2002 to 2016 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed in 58 Cases in New Mexico...

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/#tab-d7881b34bedc6ed7122

as you can see here, CWD Stats NM woefully outdated, 2002 to 2016;

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Website-Results-through-3-1.pdf

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/#tab-d7881b34bedc6ed7122

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Website-Results-through-3-1.pdf

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Results-02_02_2022.pdf

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021

New Mexico CWD TEST RESULTS: 1/19/2021 update

NM18-290 28 3418801 Detected

NM18-293 28 3446090 Detected

NM475 29 3460171 Detected

NM518 28 3464748 Detected

NM515 28 3500214 Detected

NM778 34 3510401 Detected

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/conservation/invasives-diseases/CWD-Results-01_19_2021.pdf

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-mexico-cwd-test-results-1192021.html

2002 to 2016 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP Confirmed in 58 Cases in New Mexico...

www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/invasive-species-and-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/#tab-d7881b34bedc6ed7122

***New York CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 New York State CWD TSE Prion, To Date, More than 49,000 wild white-tailed deer have been tested statewide since 2002 with no new cases of the disease being discovered in New York State since 2005.

extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/cwdpreventionplan2018.pdf

New York CWD 2023-CWD is not currently known to be in New York???

makes me wonder about New York State CWD statistics and surveillance as a whole now, and if you don't test enough, you will not find...terry

2005-New York, to date, CWD TSE Prion has been detected in 5 captive cervid and 2 wild cervid...tss

NEW YORK STATE Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal disease found in deer, elk, and moose that poses a serious threat to wild populations. Consequently, it has the potential to impact all the benefits associated with deer and moose in New York: enjoyment of watching healthy animals; hunting traditions and sustainable use of venison; and economic benefits derived from big game hunting. CWD is not currently known to be in New York.

www.dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/wildlife-health/animal-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease

www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/cwdpreventionplan2018.pdf

www.dec.ny.gov/animals/86796.html

downloads.regulations.gov/APHIS-2018-0011-0003/attachment_1.pdf

web.archive.org/web/20060923093239/http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AD/release.asp?ReleaseID=1423

DEC began CWD monitoring efforts in 2002, but intensified the effort in 2005 after CWD was confirmed in both captive and wild deer in Oneida County – the first incidents of the disease in New York State. Since that time, DEC has tested over 40,000 deer statewide with no additional cases being discovered, until now.

New York State Interagency

Chronic Wasting Disease

Response Plan 2015-2025

www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/cwdresplan2015.pdf

www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/cwdpreventionplan2018.pdf

***North Carolina CWD TSE Prion

(2020-North Carolina, to date, At the time of this printing, CWD has NOT been confirmed in North Carolina)

***> 2023 North Carolina CWD TSE Prion, To Date, 12 Cases.

www.ncwildlife.org/hunting/chronic-wasting-disease

www.ncwildlife.org/Connect-With-Us/wildlife-agency-confirms-first-case-of-cwd-in-franklin-county-north-carolina

www.ncwildlife.org/Connect-With-Us/wildlife-agency-confirms-first-case-of-cwd-in-johnston-county-north-carolina

www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Hunting/Documents/Deer/CWD-Response-Plan.pdf

***North Dakota CWD TSE Prion

(2020-North Dakota, to date, CWD has been detected in 26 cervid (personal communication Dr. Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department...November 23, 2020).

***> 2023 North Dakota CWD TSE Prion TOTAL TO DATE, i had to write to find out;
Your number was correct. CWD had been confirmed in 94 deer through 2022. Surveillance results are still pending for 2023, so look for an updated number in a month or two.

cwd prevelance, starting at about the 10 minute mark here;

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnfk_LZbu1E

gf.nd.gov/magazine/2023/aug-sep/2023-hunting-season-outlook

www.mafwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/nd_rpt23.pdf

gf.nd.gov/news/6390

www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/testimony/HNATRES-1151-20230120-14647-F-THOMPSON_WYATT_C.pdf

***Ohio CWD TSE Prion

2020-Ohio, to date, cwd tse prion has been detected in 24 CWD POSITIVES IN CAPTIVE CERVID ZERO IN WILD...tss

***> 2023 OHIO CWD TSE PRION OHIO CWD CONFIRMED TO DATE IS 28 CASES IN WILD CERVID...i believe that count to be woefully undercounted and confirmed, considering the Captive Cervid Count and surveillance there from, imo...terry

ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/cwd-testing-continues-in-surveillance-area-fall-2023

ohiodnr.gov/buy-and-apply/hunting-fishing-boating/hunting-resources/chronic-wasting-disease

ohiodnr.gov/static/documents/wildlife/wildlife-management/wildlife-diseases/2022-23+Season+Summary.pdf

ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/division-of-wildlife-confirms-additional-cwd-cases-in-marion-wyandot-counties

ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/cwd-testing-continues-in-surveillance-area

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020

Ohio Deer Summary 2019 - 2020 CWD TSE Prion 24 Confirmed To Date All Captive Cervid

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/07/ohio-deer-summary-2019-2020-cwd-tse.html

***Oklahoma CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Oklahoma, to date, CWD has been detected in 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid...tss)

***> 2023 Oklahoma CWD TSE Prion, best i can count, total CWD Oklahoma in both Captive and Wild now,
Total CWD to date is 8 Total to date, 2 wild and 6 Captive deer, i don't see what's so difficult showing cwd total statistics to date...terry

www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/second-cwd-positive-wild-deer-confirmed-oklahoma

www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd

www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-strategy-after-diseased-wild-deer-found-panhandle

www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-strategy-after-diseased-wild-deer-found-panhandle

www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-plan-after-diseased-deer-found-within-miles-panhandle

ag.ok.gov/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-in-one-oklahoma-elk/

Oklahoma, to date, CWD has been detected in 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid...tss

1st cwd positive captive 1998,

2nd cwd positive captive 2019,

3 cwd positives from that herd depopulation,

with 1 additional Trace Out CWD Trace Out Positive,

equal to date 6 captive CWD positives in Oklahoma to date,

and since my confirming these figures the last time via phone, i am told now i will have to fill out a FOIA request for any further reports of CWD TSE Prion in captive herds in Oklahoma.

www.ag.ok.gov/ais/farmedcervidae.htm

web.archive.org/web/20190903202350/http://www.ag.ok.gov/ais/cwdinvinsp.pdf

***Oregon CWD TSE Prion

***> Oregon 2023 CWD TSE Prion, Oregon, to date, CWD has not been detected in Oregon, and we all know, if you don't cwd test enough, you will not find cwd, cwd will find you, and by then, it's much too late...terry

www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/health_program/chronic_wasting/

myodfw.com/CWD

oregon.public.law/rules/oar_603-011-0382

secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/displayDivisionRules.action?selectedDivision=2941

***Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Pennsylvania, to date, CWD has been detected in 481 wild cervid as of August, 8, 2020, and captive positives is anyone's guess...tss)

***> 2023 Pennsylvania CWD TSE Prion, 1,462 Total Cases To Date

pgcdatacollection.pa.gov/CWDResultsLookup

PENNSYLVANIA CAPTIVE CWD POSITIVES CWD TOTAL POSITIVES TO DATE, anyone's guess...terry

www.agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/AHDServices/diseases/Chronic%20Wasting%20Disease%20Program/Pages/CWD-Dashboard.aspx

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/cwd/downloads/status-of-captive-herds.pdf

as of 09/11/2023 To date, CWD has been found in more than 1,400 deer, 243 of those taken by hunters last season. It has not been detected in Pennsylvania’s elk herd.

Pennsylvania first detected CWD in 2012 at a captive deer facility in Adams County. The Game Commission has tested more than 131,000 wild, free-ranging whitetails for CWD since 1998, along with more than 1,900 elk.

NEW CWD RULES MORE CONVENIENT FOR PENNSYLVANIANS HUNTING OUT-OF-STATE

09/11/2023

www.media.pa.gov/Pages/game-commission-details.aspx?newsid=612

www.agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/AHDServices/diseases/Chronic%20Wasting%20Disease%20Program/Documents/CWD%20in%20PA%20Map.pdf

MAP

www.agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/AHDServices/diseases/Chronic%20Wasting%20Disease%20Program/Documents/CWD%20in%20PA%20Map.pdf

***Rhode Island CWD TSE PRION

***> 2023 Rhode Island CWD TSE Prion, Rhode Island, to date, CWD has not been documented in Rhode Island, if you CWD test enough, CWD will find you, by then, it's much too late...terry

dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/wildlifehuntered/education/chronic-wasting-disease.php

www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/cwdsumry.pdf

www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/cwdsurv.pdf

www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/wildlifehuntered/education/chronic-wasting-disease.php

***South Carolina CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 CWD TSE Prion, South Carolina, to date, CWD has not been detected, it you don't cwd test enough, you don't find, cwd finds you, then it's too late...terry

www.dnr.sc.gov/cwd/index.html

www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/deer/chronicwastinganw.html

> South Carolina’s deer population peaked in the mid to late 1990’s at just over 1,000,000 deer.

> Currently the statewide population is estimated at about 730,000 deer.

www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/deer/2015DeerHarvest.pdf

***South Dakota CWD TSE Prion

(2020-2020-South Dakota, to date, CWD has found 546 cases of CWD (311 deer and 235 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997.)

***> South Dakota CWD TSE Prion, As of June 30, 2023, South Dakota has found 722 cases of CWD (439 deer and 283 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997. Wind Cave National Park (WICA) accounts for 192 of these animals (177 elk, 15 deer). Thirty-five elk and 12 deer have been found in Custer State Park. A total of 33,918 wild deer and elk have been tested for CWD since 1997.

South Dakota is reporting a total of 59 positive deer and elk (12 mule deer, 23 white-tailed deer and 24 elk) in the testing period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. A total of 1,042 cervids were tested during this sampling period. As of June 30, 2023, South Dakota has found 722 cases of CWD (439 deer and 283 elk) in free-ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997. Wind Cave National Park (WICA) accounts for 192 of these animals (177 elk, 15 deer). Thirty-five elk and 12 deer have been found in Custer State Park. A total of 33,918 wild deer and elk have been tested for CWD since 1997.

gfp.sd.gov/userdocs/docs/chronic_wasting_disease_faqs.pdf

gfp.sd.gov/userdocs/docs/cwd_testing.pdf

gfp.sd.gov/userdocs/docs/management_of_cwd_in_south_dakota_june_2023.pdf

***Tennessee CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Tennessee, to date, has detected Summary of CWD Testing Results for the 2019-2020 Deer Season = 491 positives detected...terry)

***> 2023 Tennessee CWD TSE Prion, Through 2021, tested over 60,000 samples statewide with 1,953 total positive from 16 counties

CWD Strategic Plan and Agency Actions – 2023-2027

Through 2021, tested over 60,000 samples statewide with 1,953 total positive from 16 counties

www.mcnewstn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Draft_CWD-Response-and-Management-Plan_2023-2027.pdf

Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives

www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/cwd/Year2022_2023Positives.pdf

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives Tennessee TWRA July 2022 to June 2023 Confirms 813 CWD Positives

www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/hunting/cwd/cwd-in-tennessee.html#distribution

July 2022 to June 2023 813 CWD Positives

www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/cwd/Year2022_2023Positives.pdf

tennesseelookout.com/2023/09/07/former-tennessee-wildlife-and-resources-agency-biologist-agency-manipulated-data-on-deer-disease/

see Tennessee CWD Distribution Maps

www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/cwd/Year2022_2023Positives.pdf

www.tn.gov/twra/hunting/cwd/cwd-in-tennessee.html

***Texas CWD TSE Prion

2020-Texas, to date, CWD has been detected in 185 Cases...tss

***> 2023 TEXAS CWD TSE PRION CONFIRMED TO DATE 575+ CASES AND MOUNTING!

Texas CWD cases are mounting from Captive Breeder Facilities at an exponential rate, pretty much out of control, imo...terry

tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/cwd/positive-cases/listing-cwd-cases-texas.phtml#texasCWD

June 14th of 2023 the CWD Positive tally was at 508 confirmed cases in Texas.

TODAY, November 1st, 2023, that total increased to 575 CWD Confirmed Cases, to date, in Texas.

AN increase of 67 CWD positive cases in 4+ months for Texas...WOW!

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Medina County Deer Breeding Facility

Oct. 24, 2023

tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20231024a

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/10/texas-chronic-wasting-disease-detected.html

SINCE THEN, the 575+ cases have increased by who knows, TPWD et al CWD Tracker page is outdated again, but i understand why, they can't keep up, here are the cases since October 2023...terry

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at Kerr Wildlife Management Area Captive Deer Research Facility

Dec. 1, 2023

Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have reported a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a 14-month-old captive male white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) research facility. The detection resulted from ante-mortem testing conducted on all captive white-tailed deer as part of ongoing research. Samples from the buck were sent to the National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Iowa for confirmation.

Out of an abundance of caution, TPWD staff euthanized all deer in the research facility and collected post-mortem samples, which resulted in no additional detections. TPWD will continue monitoring for CWD throughout the research facility and the WMA.

“TPWD staff are disappointed to abruptly end nearly 50 years of white-tailed deer research that has significantly influenced deer management in Texas and across the country” said John Silovsky, Wildlife Division Director. “Staff will continue to investigate opportunities to enhance the understanding of this insidious disease in both captive environments and free-ranging populations.”

Built in 1974, the high-fenced research facility offers researchers facilities to study white-tailed deer in a controlled setting. The 23-acre facility now is double high fenced and consists of breeding and rearing enclosures, and a series of other structures that facilitate the safe handling of research animals.

The initial stock of deer in the research facility consisted of native Texas whitetails obtained from various locations throughout the state. TPWD did not routinely move deer into or out of the facility after that initial stocking.

The research herd has been maintained as a pedigreed herd investigating nutritional, age and genetic relationships in deer. Research programs in the facility have supported wild deer herd management activities, outreach programs, trainings and the development of antler regulations across the state.

The Kerr WMA has conducted CWD surveillance of its wild and captive deer herds since 2002. Surveillance efforts within the research facility totaled 242 regulatory tests since 2018. Wild deer harvested on the WMA through the public hunting program and field research since 2018 have provided an additional 259 regulatory tests with no detections.

TPWD has intensified its investigations within the facility for the presence of CWD prions since May 8, when the agency received conflicting results —from a presumptive positive RT-QuIC amplification test and not-detected regulatory tests— on a female deer euthanized in January of this year. Assessments within the facility this summer included surveillance with swabs of equipment, water and feed sites paired with targeted euthanasia and tissue testing. Subsequent amplification and regulatory tests confirmed not-detected results on the 66 deer postmortem tested, as part of the investigation. Remaining individuals in the facility were screened with ante-mortem tonsil and rectal biopsies in October resulting in the positive detection from a tonsil biopsy on the 14-month-old male.

CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. This slow, progressive disease may not produce visible signs in susceptible species for several years after infection. As the disease process continues, animals with CWD may show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture and/or drooping ears, and excessive thirst, salivation or urination.

CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs. Early detection and proactive monitoring improve the state’s response time to the detection of CWD and can greatly reduce the risk of further disease spread.

In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border. CWD has since been detected in Texas captive and free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk.

For more information on previous detections in Texas and CWD best management practices for hunters and landowners, visit TPWD’s CWD page. For more information about the Kerr WMA and research projects visit Kerr WMA web page.

tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20231201a&utm_campaign=govdelivery-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

very sad TPWD et al, but keep up the good work trying to detect and contain CWD...terry

HERE IS some previous suspect deer there i ask about in August 2023;

***>I recommend you send questions to [e-mail] and our knowledge experts can respond to you.

Greetings TPWD et al, I have followed Cwd, BSE, Scrapie, Camel Prion Disease, CJD, closely since 1997, and every deer in Texas that had CWD since 2012, Mule deer. The travesty of the junk science the breeders are throwing out on cwd is almost comical, if not for the seriousness of Cwd. I keep hearing about a Deer at Kerr WMA, all these breeders keep asking about. Now I read a while back about Kerr WMA, that there was a false positive cwd, that was followed by two negative tests, so this deer was negative, but I have no confirmation on this. Could you please confirm or deny this please, and give me a bit of background on this?

Thank you kindly for all the hard work you are doing trying to contain this monster…

Kindest regards, terry Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [e-mail]

On Aug 1, 2023, at 12:19 PM, WL Health <[e-mail]> wrote:

Hello sir, please see below for the background you are looking for. In the case of the Kerr WMA, included are 2 statements written by TPWD as the situation unfolded and the course of action taken by test type and subsequent results. These include the dates they were prepared as well. Currently the facility, as stated below, is conducting further testing out of an abundance of caution. June 8, 2023

TPWD is continuing to investigate a test result on a white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. Researchers working with TPWD have reported a CWD-positive test result on the deer, produced by an experimental test not yet validated by USDA. However, this result conflicts with a “not-detected” test result from the same animal using a USDA-validated test.

TPWD has now received additional test results, using immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing, from Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). The results came back “Not Detected.”

Additional analysis is still being conducted to compare results.

TPWD is investigating this case, which involves one deer. The suspect and unofficial CWD-positive detection resulted from an RT-QuIC test, an experimental assay that shows some promise as a more sensitive CWD detection technique that can be used on a wider range of tissues than other available methods of detection. The “not-detected” test result was produced using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ELISA is a USDA-validated immunological test administered by Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Out of an abundance of caution and to reconcile the different test results, TPWD is seeking further tissue testing and in the meantime is treating the facility with a high standard of precautionary measures. All deer from this CWD research project were euthanized at the end of the project and tested for CWD as part of established research protocol. All other deer tested “not detected” for CWD.

Since 1974, TPWD has maintained the closed, pedigreed white-tailed deer herd at Kerr WMA for controlled studies on age, nutrition and genetics, providing results to stakeholders for management of wild deer herds. TPWD continues to operate the facility to share results with stakeholders for research and demonstration purposes and does not routinely move deer into or out of the facility.

6-28-2023 Update The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has received additional test results on a suspect CWD-positive white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Researchers working with TPWD originally reported a suspect CWD-positive test result on the deer, produced by an RT-QuIC test, an experimental test not yet validated by USDA. However, this result conflicted with two “Not-Detected” test results from the same animal using USDA-validated tests, from Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Further testing on lymph nodes and brain tissue from the suspect animal utilizing protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) testing, a technique similar to RT-QuIC, have been performed and reported with “Not Detected” results. Out of an abundance of caution, TPWD is pursuing further testing in the facility and maintaining biosecurity measures. All deer from this CWD research project were euthanized at the end of the project and tested for CWD as part of established research protocol. All other deer tested “Not Detected” for CWD. The facility performs CWD testing on mortalities and euthanized individuals as part of routine protocols. Since 1974, TPWD has maintained the closed, pedigreed white-tailed deer herd at Kerr WMA for controlled studies on age, nutrition, and genetics, providing results to stakeholders for management of wild deer herds. TPWD does not routinely move deer into or out of the facility.

end...personal communication...terry

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/12/tpwd-chronic-wasting-disease-detected.html

TAHC Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Cherokee County Deer Breeding Facility

For Immediate Release

November 17, 2023

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Cherokee County Deer Breeding Facility

www.tahc.texas.gov/news/2023/2023-11-17_CWD_CherokeeCo.pdf

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/11/tahc-chronic-wasting-disease-detected.html

Texas CWD Surveillance Positives (please note, TPWD CWD POSITIVE Tracking page is outdated again)

tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/cwd/positive-cases/listing-cwd-cases-texas.phtml#texasCWD

Counties where CWD Exposed Deer were Released

tpwd.texas.gov/documents/257/CWD-Trace-OutReleaseSites.pdf

Number of CWD Exposed Deer Released by County

tpwd.texas.gov/documents/258/CWD-Trace-OutReleaseSites-NbrDeer.pdf

Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Captive Herds updated April 2023

www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/cervid/cervids-cwd/cervids-voluntary-hcp

Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Captive Herds updated April 2023

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/cwd/downloads/status-of-captive-herds.pdf

Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP in Texas

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b93f528938ac48e9b56dcc79953cbec0

Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas

A Real Disease with Proven Impacts

Produced by a coalition of concerned hunters, landowners, & conservationists (last update 08/2023)

Snip…

Since 2012, CWD has been detected in wild deer in just 7 counties in Texas and is only established in the western panhandle and far west Texas.

In that same period of time, captive deer breeders have exposed almost half of Texas counties to CWD.

Deer held in captive breeding facilities are confined to much tighter spaces, and have intimate contact with many more animals on a daily basis. By far the greatest factor in amplifying the spread of CWD is the artificial movement of these animals, shipped in livestock trailers hundreds of miles, far outside of their natural home range, and ultimately released to co-mingle with wild deer.

Each year, Texas captive deer breeders liberate 20,000-30,000 deer from their pens to the wild.

For every deer breeding facility where a CWD positive deer is discovered, an epidemiological investigation is conducted by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to determine how many other deer may have been exposed to the disease and where they have been shipped. Because of the prolific artificial movement of captive deer, one deer with CWD can impact hundreds of other facilities and ranches across the state.

Unfortunately, released deer in Texas are not required to retain any kind of visible identification (an ear tag), and for this reason, the vast majority of released deer cannot be relocated for testing.

As of August 2023, 116 Texas counties have received possibly infected breeder deer that cannot be located, putting more than 140,000 landowners at risk of the disease.

Snip

The state of Texas has been testing for CWD since 2002. Since that time, more than 302,360 captive and free range deer have been tested.

From 2015-2022, more than 127,000 samples were collected from hunter-harvested and roadkill deer. This sampling rate and risk-based distribution provides scientists confidence that they would have detected the disease if it existed at a very low prevalence (<1%) in any given region at the time sampling began.

Snip…

We have learned from other states where CWD has been present the longest, that a constant increase in the prevalence of the disease may lead to a significant decline in the deer population. When disease prevalence exceeds 20%, deer populations have declined by up to 50%. In some areas of Colorado, where CWD has been present since 1985, mule deer abundance has declined by 45% since that time, despite adequate habitat and no hunting ( Miller et al. 2008 ). Similarly, the South Converse Game Unit in Wyoming has documented CWD prevalence exceeding 50% and has seen an approximate 50% decline in mule deer populations.

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Rural Economies

Deer hunting is the lifeblood of rural Texas. White-tailed deer hunting is by far the most impactful segment of the hunting economy, representing $4.3 billion, according to a recent Texas A&M Study. And while deer breeders represent a very small segment of that economy (less than 5%), they represent one of the greatest risks. ( Full Texas A&M Report )

Real Estate

Rural land prices are largely driven by recreational buyers with hunting as a top land amenity. Without deer hunting, many of these properties will be worth much less.

Conservation Funding

Deer hunters are the largest funders of wildlife conservation in Texas through excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and gear along with active membership supporting and funding conservation organizations. If deer hunting suffers due to CWD, all wildlife in Texas lose.

Culture & Health

Texas’ native deer herd has iconic value for all Texans. Deer hunting brings families together, creates camaraderie in communities, and serves to connect Texans to nature. There is no better protein than wild, locally harvested, non-GMO and totally organic venison. A healthy deer herd leads to healthy Texans and a healthy and prosperous Texas.

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This isn't a disease for our lifetime. It's a disease for our grandchildren's lifetime.

- Dr. Bob Dittmar, Former Texas State Wildlife Veterinarian

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See the full text with maps, graphs, much more, excellent data…

bit.ly/3xL16Gm

Since 2012, CWD has been detected in wild deer in just 7 counties in Texas and is only established in the western panhandle and far west Texas.

In that same period of time, captive deer breeders have exposed almost half of Texas counties to CWD.

bit.ly/3xL16Gm

As of August 2023, 116 Texas counties have received possibly infected breeder deer that cannot be located, putting more than 140,000 landowners at risk of the disease.

bit.ly/3xL16Gm

Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas A Real Disease with Proven Impacts

Produced by a coalition of concerned hunters, landowners, & conservationists (last update 08/2023)

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b93f528938ac48e9b56dcc79953cbec0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CAI-EwlgM

23:00 minute mark

''Free Ranging Deer, Dr. Deyoung looked at Genetics of this free ranging deer and what he found was, that the genetics on this deer were more similar to captive deer, than the free ranging population, but he did not see a significant connection to any one captive facility that he analyzed, so we believe, Ahhhhhh, this animal had some captive ahhh, whatnot.''

youtu.be/aoPDeGL6mpQ?t=1384

Commission Agenda Item No. 5 Exhibit B

DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE RULES

PROPOSAL PREAMBLE

1. Introduction.

snip...

A third issue is the accuracy of mortality reporting. Department records indicate that for each of the last five years an average of 26 deer breeders have reported a shared total of 159 escapes. Department records for the same time period indicate an average of 31 breeding facilities reported a shared total of 825 missing deer (deer that department records indicate should be present in the facility, but cannot be located or verified).

tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/meetings/2022/1104/agenda/item.phtml?item=5

On January 21, 2017 a tornado took down thousands of feet of fence for a 420-acre illegal deer enclosure in Lamar County that had been subject to federal and state investigation for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi from Texas (a CWD positive state). Native deer were free to move on and off the property before all of the deer were able to be tested for CWD. Testing will be made available for a period of three years for CWD on the property and will be available for deer killed within a 5-mile radius of the property on a voluntary basis.

www.mdwfp.com/media/254796/2016-17-deer-report.pdf

“It is interesting to note that, in 2001, the State of Texas shifted its deer management strategies toward the same leanings that Kroll has suggested for Wisconsin. In Texas, the change was brought about via heavy lobbying from the high-fence deer ranching industry. This pressure helped convince the Texas Parks and Wildlife to change their regulations and allow private landowners to select the own deer biologists.”

www.texasmonthly.com/story/which-side-fence-are-you

2012 “For 10 years, Texas has had an aggressive Chronic Wasting Disease prevention and monitoring program. Wildlife agency regulations prohibit importing deer into the state, and the agency has tested more than 26,000 hunter-taken deer and 7,400 animals from the captive-deer industry. None of those deer tested positive.”

www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Brain-eating-disease-found-in-Texas-deer-3697731.php

''On January 21, 2017 a tornado took down thousands of feet of fence for a 420-acre illegal deer enclosure in Lamar County that had been subject to federal and state investigation for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi from Texas (a CWD positive state). Native deer were free to move on and off the property before all of the deer were able to be tested for CWD. Testing will be made available for a period of three years for CWD on the property and will be available for deer killed within a 5-mile radius of the property on a voluntary basis. ''

Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Symposium 2018 posted January 2019 VIDEO SET 18 CLIPS

See Wisconsin update...terrible news, right after Texas updated map around 5 minute mark...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAK_YBZh2tA&feature=youtu.be&list=PL7ZG8MkruQh3wI96XQ8_EymytO828rGxj&t=299

WISCONSIN CWD CAPTIVE CWD UPDATE VIDEO

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAK_YBZh2tA&feature=youtu.be&t=602&fbclid=IwAR04yvki5GDJqjAeNOeP3QETcUOmWHRNRrGXzRUTnsxvcLUO50kSDsBzHTs

cwd update on Wisconsin from Tammy Ryan...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvy2SMGQt6o&index=11&list=PL7ZG8MkruQh3wI96XQ8_EymytO828rGxj

Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Symposium 2018 posted January 2019 VIDEO SET 18 CLIPS See Wisconsin update...terrible news, right after Texas updated map around 5 minute mark...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAK_YBZh2tA&feature=youtu.be&list=PL7ZG8MkruQh3wI96XQ8_EymytO828rGxj&t=299

CWD WEBINAR CWD YESTERDAY! December 11, 2019

Dr. Mckenzie and CIDRAP on CWD TSE Prion

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzYcnmc3Xh0

122: Prions and Chronic Wasting Disease with Jason Bartz

www.asm.org/Podcasts/MTM/Episodes/Prions-and-Chronic-Wasting-Disease-with-Jason-Bart

Texas CWD Symposium: Transmission by Saliva, Feces, Urine & Blood

the other part, these tissues and things in the body then shed or secrete prions which then are the route to other animals into the environment, so in particular, the things, the secretions that are infectious are salvia, feces, blood and urine. so pretty much anything that comes out of a deer is going to be infectious and potential for transmitting disease.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bItnEElzuKo&index=6&list=PL7ZG8MkruQh3wI96XQ8_EymytO828rGxj

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2023

TEXAS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RISES SUBSTANTIALLY TO 575 CONFIRMED CWD CASES TO DATE

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/11/texas-chronic-wasting-disease-rises.html

***Utah CWD TSE Prion

(Utah, to date, as of October 7, 2020, 118 mule deer and two elk have tested positive for CWD TSE Prion...tss)

***2023 Utah CWD TSE Prion, Currently, 188 mule deer and four elk have tested positive for CWD in Utah.

wildlife.utah.gov/news/utah-wildlife-news/1815-chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-in-deer-for-first-time-in-payson.html

wildlife.utah.gov/chronic-wasting-disease.html

wildlife.utah.gov/diseases/cwd/2020-positive-distribution-map.pdf

wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/mule_deer/plans/chronic-wasting-disease-management-plan.pdf

***Vermont CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 Vermont CWD TSE PRION, to date, CWD has not been detected, don't cwd test enough, you don't find...terry

vtfishandwildlife.com/learn-more/living-with-wildlife/wildlife-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease

vtfishandwildlife.com/search/node/cwd

vtfishandwildlife.com/search/node/chronic%20wasting%20disease

***Virginia CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Virginia, to date, has detected 84 CWD-positive deer have been detected in Virginia in Frederick and northern Shenandoah counties...tss)

***2023 Virginia CWD TSE Prion, Since 2009, a total of 179 CWD-positive deer have been confirmed in Virginia.

www.eregulations.com/virginia/hunting/deer-hunting-cwd#

dwr.virginia.gov/blog/2023-cwd-update/

dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/

OLD CWD TIMELINE FOR VIRGINIA 2009-2021

dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/tracking-cwd-in-virginia/

dwr.virginia.gov/media/press-release/chronic-wasting-disease-detected-for-the-first-time-in-fairfax-county/

dwr.virginia.gov/blog/2023-deer-season-forecast/

dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/cwd-information-for-hunters/

experience.arcgis.com/experience/6805eec0b6534f3cb6bc6c85ddcc2ee0/

***Washington CWD TSE Prion

***> 2023 Washington CWD TSE PRION, to date, CWD has not been detected in Washington, you don't test enough for cwd, you don't find CWD, until CWD finds you, then it's too late...terry

To date, CWD has not been detected in Washington.

wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/diseases/chronic-wasting

wdfw.wa.gov/search?q=chronic+wasting+disease#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=chronic%20wasting%20disease&gsc.page=1

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been testing for chronic wasting disease (CWD) since 1995. To date, CWD has not been detected in Washington. We urge hunters to help us maintain our healthy deer, elk, and moose populations. For more information on CWD, check out wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/diseases/chronicwasting.

wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/02063/2019-2020%20Big%20Game%20Hunting%20Pamphlet.pdf

wdfw.wa.gov/search?q=2020+chronic+wasting+disease#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=2020%20chronic%20wasting%20disease&gsc.page=1

wdfw.wa.gov/search?q=chronic+wasting+disease#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=chronic%20wasting%20disease&gsc.page=1

***West Virginia CWD TSE Prion

(2020-West Virginia, to date, total number of confirmed CWD cases in deer in the Eastern Panhandle is 398 — 358 deer in Hampshire County, six deer in Hardy County, 21 deer in Berkeley County, seven deer in Mineral County and six deer in Morgan County.)

***> 2023 West Virginia CWD TSE Prion, As of, 2021-2022, The disease has now been detected in 456 deer in Hampshire County, 14 deer in Hardy County, 25 deer in Berkeley County, 10 deer in Mineral County and nine deer in Morgan County.

wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2021-2022-DNR-Annual-Report.pdf

A sample collection for Hardy County and published in the 2021-2022 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary was conducted during the first two days of the buck firearms season. WVDNR staff collected and submitted samples from 277 hunter-harvested deer. Fifty of these samples were found to have the abnormal protein associated with CWD. The disease has now been detected in 456 deer in Hampshire County, 14 deer in Hardy County, 25 deer in Berkeley County, 10 deer in Mineral County and nine deer in Morgan County.

wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2021-2022-DNR-Annual-Report.pdf

wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022.01.10-DNRAnnualReport_2020-2021.pdf

www.wvdnr.gov/admin/PDF/DNR_Admin_AnnualReport_2019.pdf

oeps.wv.gov/cwd/pages/default.aspx

web.archive.org/web/20200121151917/https://www.morganmessenger.com/2020/01/15/five-deer-taken-in-morgan-county-during-buck-season-test-positive-for-chronic-wasting-disease/

***Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion

(2020-Wisconsin, to date, has detected 7,109 cases of CWD data released through November 22, 2020...tss)

***> 2023 Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion, 12,246 Confirmed Cases through December 05, 2023

***> 2022 Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion, 1,492 Confirmed Cases

apps.dnr.wi.gov/cwd/summary/county

dnr.wi.gov/wmcwd/Summary/Zone

dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/84676

***Wyoming CWD TSE Prion

(Wyomiruary 2020, CWD had been identified in 31 of 37 (84%) of the state’s mule deer herds, in nine of 36 (25%) of the state’s elk herds, and generally wherever white-tailed deer occur in Wyoming (white-tailed deer herd units are loosely defined in Wyoming outside of the Black Hills). In contrast, CWD remains very rare in moose, and has only been detected in one targeted moose in 2008, with 1,198 moose tested to date....tss)

***> 2023 Wyoming CWD TSE Prion, The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory tested 6,701 samples from big game animals for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 2022. Testing was completed earlier this year and samples were submitted from throughout the state. CWD was not detected in 5,875 samples and 826 samples were positive. Some samples submitted were not testable.

wgfd.wyo.gov/News/Wildlife-health-lab-tests-more-than-6,000-CWD-samp

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) – The WHL continued annual surveillance for CWD throughout the state, focusing on priority herds in order to increase sample sizes. A total of 6,884 deer, elk, and moose samples were analyzed by the WHL, with 839 being CWD positive. The 2021 surveillance effort identified four new CWD positive deer hunt areas and five new positive elk hunt areas. New areas are added to an interactive web map to keep the public informed.

wgfd.wyo.gov/WGFD/media/content/About%20Us/Commission/2022-CMS-Annual-Report-Final.pdf

wgfd.wyo.gov/About-Us/Game-and-Fish-Commission/Game-and-Fish-Commission-Annual-Reports

wgfd.wyo.gov/WGFD/media/content/Hunting/2023-CWD-Surveillance-and-Monitoring-brochure.pdf

wgfd.wyo.gov/Wildlife-in-Wyoming/More-Wildlife/Wildlife-Disease/CWD-in-Wyoming-Wildlife/CWD-Testing

wgfd.wyo.gov/Wildlife-in-Wyoming/More-Wildlife/Wildlife-Disease/CWD-in-Wyoming-Wildlife/CWD-Map

Friday, November 16, 2012

Yellowstone elk herds feeding grounds, or future killing grounds from CWD

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/yellowstone-elk-herds-feeding-grounds.html

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2018

Wind Cave elk capture project to limit spread of disease or Planned elk drive from Wind Cave National Park raises question about spread of disease?

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/12/wind-cave-elk-capture-project-to-limit.html

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Shenandoah National Park, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan/Environmental Assessment

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2014/11/shenandoah-national-park-chronic.html

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Chronic wasting disease now rings Greater Yellowstone in Wyoming

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2014/10/chronic-wasting-disease-now-rings.html

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Shenandoah National Park Virginia

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/03/chronic-wasting-disease-management.html

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Planned elk drive from Wind Cave National Park raises question about spread of disease

snip...

just when you think it can’t get worse, dumb and dumber step up to the plate. this is about as dumb, if not dumber, than the blunder at Colorado Division of Wildlife Foothills Wildlife Research Facility in Fort Collins, where cwd was first documented. sometimes, you just can’t fix stupid. ...tss this should never happen!

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/02/planned-elk-drive-from-wind-cave.html

Friday, November 16, 2012

Yellowstone elk herds feeding grounds, or future killing grounds from CWD

chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/yellowstone-elk-herds-feeding-grounds.html

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CASESCWD STATUS OF CAPTIVE HERDS

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/cwd/downloads/status-of-captive-herds.pdf

EFSA TSE Prion Report 2022 First published 28 November 2023

The European Union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in 2022

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

First published: 28 November 2023

doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8384

Approved: 19 October 2023 Abstract

This report presents the results of surveillance on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in cattle, sheep, goats, cervids and other species, and genotyping in sheep and goats, carried out in 2022 by 27 Member States (MS, EU27), the United Kingdom (in respect of Northern Ireland [XI]) and other eight non-EU reporting countries:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Türkiye.

In total, 977,008 cattle were tested by EU27 and XI (−4.3%, compared with 2021), and 52,395 cattle by eight non-EU reporting countries, with one case of H-BSE in France.

In total, 295,145 sheep and 109,074 goats were tested in the EU27 and XI (−5.2% and −7.9%, respectively, compared to 2021).

In the other non-EU reporting countries, 25,535 sheep and 633 goats were tested.

In sheep, 557 cases of scrapie were reported by 17 MS and XI:

480 classical scrapie (CS) by five MS (93 index cases [IC] with genotypes of susceptible groups in 97.6% of the cases), 77 atypical scrapie (AS) (76 IC) by 14 MS and XI.

In the other non-EU reporting countries, Norway reported 16 cases of ovine AS.

Ovine random genotyping was reported by eight MS and genotypes of susceptible groups accounted for 7.3%.

In goats, 224 cases of scrapie were reported, all from EU MS: 216 CS (42 IC) by six MS, and 8 AS (8 IC) by four MS.

In Cyprus, two cases of CS were reported in goats carrying the heterozygous DN146 allele.

In total, 3202 cervids were tested for chronic wasting disease by 10 MS.

One wild European moose tested positive in Finland.

Norway tested 17,583 cervids with two European moose, one reindeer and one red deer positive.

In total, 154 animals from four other species tested negative in Finland.

efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8384

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023

EFSA TSE Report 2022 First published 28 November 2023 The European Union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in 2022

efsaopinionbseanimalprotein.blogspot.com/2023/11/efsa-tse-report-2022-first-published-28.html

Canada CWD TSE Prion

2023 August 2 Alberta Elk

2023 June 6 Saskatchewan White-tailed deer

2023 June 6 Alberta White-tailed deer

2023 April 20 Saskatchewan White-tailed deer

2023 March 29 Alberta Elk

2023 March 27 Alberta Elk

2023 March 8 Saskatchewan Elk

see full list;

inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/cwd/herds-infected/eng/1554298564449/1554298564710

Terry S. Singeltary Sr.