Dan & Becky Snyder
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject: CWD UPDATES
Walt
Walter O.Cottrell, MS, DVM
Wildlife Veterinarian Pennsylvania Game Commission
Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Orchard Road
University Park, PA 16802
814.863.8370
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Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (AB,SK)
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, CERVIDS - CANADA (ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN) *****************************************************************
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Date: 16 Jan 2007
From: A-Lan Banks <A-Lan.Banks@thomson.com>
Source: Edmonton Sun [edited] <http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/01/16/3388089-sun.html>
More cases of the deadly chronic wasting disease in wild deer are showing up in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Saskatchewan officials say that 30 deer shot by hunters this fall [2006] have tested positive for the fatal disease. In Alberta, there have been 4 cases since the fall in areas near the Saskatchewan boundary.
Officials in both provinces report some of the cases are showing up in new areas, a finding that suggests the disease may be spreading. Scientists and wildlife officials are working to contain the disease before it ravages the deer population and jumps to other species, such as caribou.
Tests on about 450 white-tailed deer shot this fall [2006] in north western Ontario have so far come back negative.
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[Certainly, this appears to be a case of "seek and ye shall find". It would be interesting to know whether these provinces allow the use of urine as a lure to kill deer. There is growing evidence that urine may spread the disease. - Mod.TG]
[see also:
Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (SK) 20070112.0139
Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (AB) 20070105.0051 2006
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Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (AB) 20060224.0604 2005
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Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (AB) (02) 20051213.3585
Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (AB) 20050907.2650
Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada (SK) 20050706.1917]
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