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.
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.
Wild deer tests positive for CWD in Michigan’s Mecosta County for the first time
Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population.
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: 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.
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.
Chronic wasting disease identified in Mecosta County deer population
A buck recently harvested from a deer population in Millbrook Township has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The finding, confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
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