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FREE-RANGING MULE DEER BUCK, HARVESTED IN HARTLEY County, has been confi rmed positive for chronic
wasting disease (CWD). State offi cials received confi r- mation on Feb. 26 from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. Hartley County is in the Texas Panhandle, immedi-
ately to the south of Dalhart and bordering New Mexico. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are contemplating a multi-tiered risk management response similar to the approach taken in 2012, when CWD was fi rst discovered in Texas in a free-ranging mule deer in the Hueco Mountains along the New Mexico border. The latest discovery marks the eighth mule deer to
test positive for CWD in Texas. The other 7 animals, all within the Hueco Mountains area, indicate a disease prevalence of 10 to 15 percent within that population. State offi cials are compiling all the data necessary to
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fi nalize the specifi c management response for this new CWD-positive area and engage stakeholders to ensure that this recent discovery and scenario helps form the dialogue and recommendations for the future. CWD was fi rst recognized in 1967 in captive mule
deer in Colorado. The disease has been documented in captive and/or free-ranging deer and elk in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces. In Texas, CWD has also been documented in six white-tailed deer in Medina and Lavaca counties. CWD among cervids is a progressive, fatal disease that
commonly results in altered behavior because of micro- scopic changes made to the brain of affected animals, who may carry the disease for years without signs. In the latter stages, signs may include listlessness, lower- ing of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns, and a lack of responsiveness. To date, there is no evidence that CWD poses a risk to humans or non- cervids. However, as a precaution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization rec- ommend not to consume meat from infected animals. More information on CWD can be found online at tpwd.
texas.gov,
cwd-info.org and
tahc.texas.gov.
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