CWD rates in Pennsylvania’s south-central counties nearing that of hardest-hit areas of the country

Prior research has identified 10 different strains of chronic wasting disease, the neurological condition killing white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania and around the world.
The expanding range of CWD in North America and its presence in South Korea, Canada and Scandinavian countries could result in millions of infected cervids – primarily deer and elk – with novel strains continuing to emerge, according to the findings of researchers at the University of Alberta and other institutions, and published in Cell and Tissue Research.

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