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Notes off a soiled cuff: CWD problem in Pennsylvania steadily growing worse

In Bedford and Blair counties in Pennsylvania, the sample prevalence of CWD-positive deer was 8% in 2020 and it increased to 32% in 2024. (Stock photo courtesy of USFWS)

The situation with chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania is steadily growing worse, Game Commission board members and staff stressed at their recent meeting. And it’s happening quickly.
In Wildlife Management Unit 4A, there were three CWD detections in 2012, agency CWD biologist Andrea Korman pointed out, and today one out of every three adult deer harvested in the unit are positive.

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