About Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) | CWD | CDC
Apr 17, 2024 · Key points Chronic wasting disease affects deer, elk and similar animals in the United States and a few other countries. The disease hasn't been shown to infect people. However, it might …
Chronic Wasting Disease in Animals | CWD | CDC
May 13, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a serious disease in animals such as deer, elk, moose and reindeer. Since first reported in the United States, CWD has spread to animals in more …
Where CWD Occurs | CWD | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and …
May 14, 2025 · As of April 2025, Chronic Wasting Disease has been reported in 36 states in the United States. Cases have occurred in all four regions of the country (West, Midwest, South, Northeast).
About Prion Diseases | Prions | CDC
Dec 9, 2025 · There are a number of known prion diseases in animals, and they're all very rare. The two best known in the United States are Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Chronic Wasting …
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) of deer and elk is endemic in a tri-corner area of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, and new foci of CWD have been detected in other parts of the United States.
Detection and Decontamination of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions …
Feb 7, 2025 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease affecting cervids caused by a self-templating, misfolded, and infectious form of the prion protein (PrP Sc) (1).
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dec 2, 2024 · Using a prion amplification assay, we identified prions in tissues from wild pigs (Sus scrofa) living in areas of the United States with variable chronic wasting disease (CWD) epidemiology.
Occurrence, Transmission, and Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting …
Feb 2, 2012 · Surveillance for CWD in free-ranging populations has documented a continual geographic spread of the disease throughout North America. CWD prions are shed from clinically and …
Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease after Adaptation in ...
Nov 20, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a highly contagious prion disease affecting members of the Cervidae family. CWD is widely spread across North America, where it endangers the survival …
Lack of Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions to Human ...
May 2, 2024 · Overall, the unsuccessful propagation of CWD in cerebral organoids supports a strong species barrier to transmission of CWD prions to humans. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a …