Chronic wasting disease in Kansas: ‘There has definitely been an increase in the prevalence of this disease’

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Researchers at the University of Missouri have found chronic wasting disease - a fatal illness found in deer that affects their neurological system and causes chronic weight loss - has spread fivefold among Kansas counties, raising concerns about the spread of the disease and the importance of educating hunters about it. In 2009, [...]

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