Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer. TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and ...

Apr 17, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, moose and similar animals. It has been reported in the United States, Canada, Norway, Finland, Sweden and South Korea. No CWD infections in people have ever been reported.

Sep 5, 2024 · CWD is a disease of the central nervous system caused by a prion that often presents as wasting. You can reduce the risk of CWD spreading to and infecting a farmed cervid herd by maintaining strict biosecurity.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurological illness occurring in North American cervids (members of the deer family), including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. Since its discovery in 1967, CWD has spread geographically and increased in prevalence locally.

Jun 10, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease has been spreading among deer in the United States, which has raised concerns that the fatal neurological illness might make the leap to people. But a recent study...

May 13, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a serious disease in animals such as deer, elk, moose and reindeer. Since first reported in the United States, CWD has spread to animals in more than half of the states in the continental United States.

Jan 27, 2025 · Chronic wasting disease is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, and infection leads to neurological problems, starvation, and eventually, death. The disease affects animals in the deer family, including deer, elk and moose. Chronic wasting disease is 100% lethal and highly contagious. It has rapidly spread across the U.S. since it was ...

The report provides useful guidance to professionals at human, animal, and wildlife health agencies; academic researchers; and medical practitioners who will be tasked with responding to any human or non-cervid animal chronic wasting disease spillover.

As of August 2024, Chronic Wasting Disease has been reported in 35 states in the United States. Cases have occurred in in all four regions of the country (West, Midwest, South, Northeast). Animals affected include free-ranging deer, elk, reindeer and moose.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease that comes under the umbrella of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).1 TSEs are caused by prions, or misfolded proteins. Other examples of TSEs include scrapie in sheep, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle.