The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Georgia has been confirmed. Find out what it is and if it can affect humans.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that ...

Georgia DNR confirmed a second case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer in Berrien County, near the first case in ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer. The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer ...

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday. The Georgia case was ...

White-tailed deer are found throughout the South. Photo courtesy Mississippi State University. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting ...

In North America, chronic wasting disease now exists in 36 states and five Canadian provinces. It only appeared in one new ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has launched an updated response plan to the disease that includes collaboration with the hunting community, researchers and landowners. The plan was ...

ATLANTA – A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday.