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Evaluation of Winter Ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) Collected from North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) in an Area of Chronic Wasting Disease Endemicity for Evidence of PrP ^CWD Amplification Using Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion Assay

mSphere, 2021
This study reports the first finding of detectable levels of prions linked to chronic wasting disease in a tick collected from a clinically infected elk.
N. J. Haley, D. M. Henderson, K. Senior, M. Miller, R. Donner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stamping out wildlife disease: Are hunter‐funded stamp programs a viable option for chronic wasting disease management?

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Stamp programs are a financial mechanism that can provide funding from stakeholders for conservation efforts. Sufficient funding is foundational for the management of wildlife and natural resources, especially for infectious disease control for diseases ...
Danielle J. Ufer, Sonja A. Christensen, David L. Ortega, Nick Pinizzotto, Krysten Schuler   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of CWD prions in naturally infected white-tailed deer fetuses and gestational tissues by PMCA

Scientific Reports, 2021
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prevalent prion disease affecting cervids. CWD is thought to be transmitted through direct animal contact or by indirect exposure to contaminated environmental fomites.
Francisca Bravo-Risi, Paulina Soto, Thomas Eckland, Robert Dittmar, Santiago Ramírez, Celso S. G. Catumbela, Claudio Soto, Mitch Lockwood, Tracy Nichols, Rodrigo Morales   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervids: Implications for Prion Transmission to Humans and Other Animal Species

mBio, 2019
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion-related transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids, including deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer, and moose. CWD has been confirmed in at least 26 U.S.
Michael T. Osterholm, Cory J. Anderson, Mark D. Zabel, Joni M. Scheftel, Kristine A. Moore, Brian S. Appleby   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Failure To Detect Prion Infectivity in Ticks following Prion-Infected Blood Meal

mSphere, 2020
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an emerging and fatal contagious prion disease that affects cervids, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, red deer reindeer, elk, and moose. CWD prions are widely distributed throughout the bodies of
Ronald A. Shikiya, Anthony E. Kincaid, Jason C. Bartz, Travis J. Bourret   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

FAQ Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) bei Hirscharten

, 2022
Was ist die Chronic Wasting Disease? Welche Symptome zeigen erkrankte Tiere? Besteht ein Gesundheitsrisiko für den Menschen?
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
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Chronic wasting disease: a cervid prion infection looming to spillover

Veterinary Research, 2021
The spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the last six decades has resulted in cervid populations of North America where CWD has become enzootic.
Alicia Otero, Camilo Duque Velásquez, Judd Aiken, Debbie McKenzie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beginning with a single step: A social theory of change for managing chronic wasting disease

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Following opinions of chronic wasting disease management experts, we identified and prioritized critical interventions to address the disease. We developed a theory of change for the most prioritized intervention that supports the implementation of engagement or social marketing strategies to increase support for management.
Nicholas W. Cole, Brad Milley, Jaclyn Lucas, Nick Salafsky, Natalie Sexton, Rudy Schuster   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) of Deer and Elk

, 2002
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) of mule deer, rocky mountain elk, and white-tailed deer causes fatal damage to the central nervous system. A study of New Jersey deer harvested in the 1997-98 deer seasons found no evidence of the disease.

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Where opportunity meets desire: Predicting antlerless deer harvest selectivity during Wisconsin's nine‐day firearm season

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We predicted Wisconsin deer hunters’ likelihood to take an available antlerless deer harvest opportunity on a given day of the 9‐day firearm season using a combination of personal characteristics of the hunter and situational factors of the hunting day.
Meghan E. Henry, Ben Beardmore, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Robert H. Holsman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source