Wolf administration issues report highlighting efforts to fight Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD is a highly contagious disease that develops very slowly in the lymph nodes, spinal tissue and brains of deer and similar animals like reindeer and elk.
Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43)
Updated: 2:43 PM EST December 14, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Editor's Note: The video above is from February 2019.
The Wolf Administration on Monday released a report detailing the coordinated efforts of state and federal agencies and Pennsylvania research institutions to combat Chronic Wasting Disease, a contagious, fatal disease that threatens the commonwealth's deer.
The report outlines the status of the disease in Pennsylvania, as well as the work in progress to offer testing and other services to hunters, help deer farmers maintain their livelihoods, and diminish disease spread and environmental impact.