Twenty-four states in the US have deer afflicted with chronic wasting disease, an illness that reduces them to stumbling, drooling creatures. Nevada has evaded the infection this hunting season so far, and state wildlife officials plan to keep it that way.
"Zombie" deer roam 24 states in the US, sickened by a neurodegenerative disease that reduces them to stumbling, drooling creatures.
So far, Nevada has evaded the infection this hunting season. State wildlife officials plan to keep it that way.The Nevada Department of Wildlife is urging hunters to visit their mobile sampling stations and check their carcasses for chronic wasting disease, a fatal illness that affects the brain and spinal cord of deer, elk and moose. The department set up stations at truck stops near state lines to keep the infection out.
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