Chronic Wasting Disease detected in wild deer in Wyandot County Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in Ohio s wild deer herd for first time. (Source: WWNY) By Stephanie Czekalinski | December 14, 2020 at 7:39 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 7:39 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A deer taken on private property in Wyandot County had Chronic Wasting Disease, according to a press release from the Ohio Division of Natural Resources.
This is the first time the fatal neurological disease has been detected in Ohio’s wild herd.
The Division of Wildlife will increase surveillance within the 10-mile radius of where the deer that tested positive was taken, according to the release.
First CWD case in wild deer in Ohio triggers mandatory sampling
A sample from a white-tailed deer in Wyandot County, Ohio, tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) Dec 10, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) yesterday, the first in a wild deer in the state. A
Daily Record report from May says there have been 21 cases of CWD at three captive deer farms in Ohio since 2015.
The new CWD case triggers enhanced surveillance within a 10-mile radius of the harvesting site, which was private property. Additionally, for the rest of the hunting season, which closes next Feb 7, deer samples will be mandated from all harvests in the county s Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area.