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CWD case in Medina County

August 07, 2024 - 00:00
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) last Friday at a Medina County deer breeding facility in Medina County.This marks the fifth such facility in the county to report the disease.TPWD says a two-year-old male white-tailed deer tested positive for CWD during postmortem testing, conducted as part of the facility’s CWD surveillance requirements.The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) initially analyzed the samples, with confirmation from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa.CWD is a fatal neurological disease affecting certain cervids, including deer, elk, and moose. It has a lengthy incubation ...

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