Chronic Wasting Disease in Farmed Cervids, South Korea, 2001–2024
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was identified in imported elk in South Korea in 2001 and has spread among cervids nationwide. The country's surveillance and control policy culls cervids from any CWD-positive farms, and prevalence during 2020-2024 was <0.5%. Maintaining low prevalence in cervids will limit livestock, wildlife, and human CWD exposure.
Authors
- Hoo Chang Park
- Young Pyo Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-8664)
- In‐Soon Roh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-5651)
- Yu‐Ran Lee
- Yoon Hee Lee
- Hyun-Joo Sohn
- Gordon Mitchell
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3204.251046
- Primary Topic
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00