Seven Missouri counties immediately north and northeast of Kansas City have been added to the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone.
Chronic wasting disease, a fatal prion disease affecting deer, moose, and elk, has been confirmed in a wild deer from Trempealeau County, leading to a baiting and feeding ban in affected and neighboring counties in Wisconsin.
A deer killed by a hunter in Polk County, Wisconsin, has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), leading to a three-year ban on baiting and feeding in the county starting December 1. This is the first CWD detection in the county, requiring a renewal of the existing ban in neighboring Barron County as well. CWD is a fatal prion disease that affects deer, moose, and elk, spreading through saliva.