A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first ...

The discovery of chronic wasting disease in a Georgia deer has state officials on alert, but they say the deer hunting ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease ...

Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirms deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of chronic ...

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...

LAKELAND, Ga. (WSAV) – The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia was confirmed Wednesday by the ...

The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S, Department of Agriculture show the ...

With Trump’s federal freeze pausing health updates from agencies like CDC, and FDA, Georgia residents will have to look ...

CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. There are no current ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources ... While it poses no known risk to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises hunters not to consume meat ...

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia can have their deer tested for a fatal and infectious disease sometimes ...