ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources ... The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.5-year-old male white-tailed deer harvested ...
Tina Johannsen with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) — sometimes referred to as "Zombie deer disease" — was first reported in the 1960's in Colorado.
ATLANTA — Georgia wildlife officials on Monday presented their strategy for mitigating the so-called "zombie deer" disease known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), following the first-ever ...
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources ... As the disease progresses, deer exhibit behaviors that make them appear zombie-like. Scholars and doctoral students, led by Marcelo Jorge, at ...
hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested for a fatal and infectious brain-eating disease sometimes called “zombie deer disease.” ...
Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer. The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer ...