Chronic wasting disease found in an Osceola County deer
Osceola County is the latest to tally an animal infected with the disease — a seven-year-old white-tailed deer who was living on a farm, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. It was discovered as part of the state's CWD surveillance program for farmed deer.
CWD in deer: What are the signs, and is the meat safe to eat?
is a deadly neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose, according to the DNR. It can be passed either from animal to animal and indirectly through the environment, MDARD said.
In the last 17 years, CWD has been detected at 16 Michigan deer farms in Kent, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and Osceola counties. In , CWD was found in a deer in Mecosta County.
MDARD is investigating to rule out any possible exposure to other farmed deer. For more information on CWD, visit the .
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