Chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk and moose, has been detected in Wyoming's deer hunt area 165, bringing the known CWD areas in the Bighorn Basin to 15 out of 39.
A white-tailed deer taken on Oct. 15 near the Greybull River has tested positive for the disease. Hunt area 165 borders CWD endemic hunt areas 122 to the north, 124 to the east, and 125 to the south. The disease is now known to occur in Bighorn Basin deer hunt areas 37, 39, 41, 42, 46, 47, 51, 119, 120, 122, 124, 125, 127, 164 and 165.
There is no evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans. But to avoid risk, parts or products from any animal that looks sick or tests positive for CWD should not be eaten.
A white-tailed deer taken on Oct. 15 near the Greybull River has tested positive for the disease. Hunt area 165 borders CWD endemic hunt areas 122 to the north, 124 to the east, and 125 to the south. The disease is now known to occur in Bighorn Basin deer hunt areas 37, 39, 41, 42, 46, 47, 51, 119, 120, 122, 124, 125, 127, 164 and 165.
There is no evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans. But to avoid risk, parts or products from any animal that looks sick or tests positive for CWD should not be eaten.
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