Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
This article is intended to summarize for the general public, and particularly hunters, farmed cervid owners, and landowners, what is currently known about chronic wasting disease (CWD) and its impacts, with information about practices to minimize spread of the disease, as well as safely handle and test deer.
Authors
- Bridget B. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3004-9038)
- Samantha M. Wisely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1748-4518)
- Kristen Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6118-6123)
- Anastasia Postowski
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EDIS
- Published
- 2025-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw529-2025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03