Deaver NewsLocal news for Deaver, WY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Chronic wasting disease found in deer near Lovell- November 16, 2007 "The lack of evidence of a link between CWD transmission and unusual cases of CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human prion disease despite several epidemiologic investigations, suggest that the risk, if any, of transmission of CWD to humans is low." A White-tailed Deer killed by a hunter on Nov. 2 near Lovell has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. It is the first occurrence of CWD in the area and the most northern reported case, Wyoming Game and Fish Wildlife Disease Specialist Hank.http://www.topix.net/city/deaver-wy/2007/11/chronic-wasting-disease-found-in-deer-near-lov... |