No chronic wasting disease confirmed at Kerr County facility where deer were euthanized
TPWD officials on Friday said a post-mortem tests conducted by the National Veterinary Service Laboratories showed no chronic wasting disease in a 14-month-old buck that was suspected of having the disease.
TPWD launches campaign to bring awareness to fatal Chronic Wasting Disease among Texas deer
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is launching a new campaign to help educate the public about a fatal neurological disease among deer known as Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD.
โZombie deer diseaseโ detected in more facilities in South Texas
A fatal neurological disease known as โzombie deer diseaseโ has been detected in more animals in Frio and Zavala counties, southwest of San Antonio.
โZombie deer diseaseโ discovered in Bexar County
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials were notified that a free-range white-tailed deer in Bexar County tested positive after it was captured in late January in Hollywood Park.
Donโt feed the deer: Leon Valley hopes to permanently prohibit public from feeding deer
The City of Leon Valley is making moves to pass a city ordinance that would prohibit feeding deer in city parks and on city-owned property.
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Wildlife officials: Deer tests positive for โzombie deerโ disease, Northwest of SA
AUSTIN โ A five-and-a-half-year-old, white-tailed deer has tested positive for โzombie deerโ disease, or Chronic Wasting Disease, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials. Officials say the deer is being held at a deer breeding facility in Kimble County, just Northwest of San Antonio, and is the first positive case of the disease that has been detected since 2011. The disease is described by Texas wildlife officials as a โprogressive, fatal neurological diseaseโ that affects the animalโs brain; however, the deer can have the disease for years without it being detected, per TPW staff. Symptoms of the โzombie deerโ disease include listlessness, lowering of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns and a lack of responsiveness, according to officials. 488-pound feral hog killed in Texas by wildlife removal expertsDeer are still being held at the Kimble County breeding facility and more investigations into the disease will be conducted, according to wildlife officials.