No CWD found in Arizona deer and elk testing

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No CWD found in Arizona deer and elk testing

 

The Arizona Game and Fish Department reports lab results found no chronic wasting disease (CWD) in any of the nearly 2,500 hunter-harvested deer and elk tested from the fall 2005 hunt season.

CWD is a neurological disease that does not affect humans but is fatal to deer and elk. The disease has not yet been found in Arizona but has been detected in several other states, including three that border Arizona: Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.

"We're very encouraged by these results, but we'll continue to remain vigilant with an aggressive testing program," says Jim deVos, research branch chief for the Game and Fish Department. "If CWD does show up in Arizona, early detection will better allow us to launch efforts to prevent its spread."

Of the samples tested, 1,540 were deer and 926 were elk.

 

I feel fortunate to Live in AZ ? This disease is not pretty.

Entire Article:

http://www.azgfd.gov/artman/publish/article_485.shtml

 

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Doug