A twisted protein sheds light on chronic wasting disease in deer
2 days ago · A twisted protein sheds light on chronic wasting disease in deer. The new findings might one day help in the development of vaccines against CWD. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological ...
Florida's iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
2 days ago · The future, while uncertain, looks grim. Just six inches of sea rise, expected by 2030, would mean loss of 16% of the freshwater holes on Big Pine Key, said Nova Silvy, professor emeritus with ...
Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
Nov 7, 2024 · Climate change impacts on deer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects that by 2100, seas will rise 1.5 feet to 7 feet (0.5 to 2 meters) in parts of the Florida Keys. The threat is greatest to low lying islands like Big Pine Key, where the highest point is only about 8 feet (2.4 meters) above sea level.
'Zombie deer disease': Study of 2 hunter deaths raises concerns - USA TODAY
Apr 19, 2024 · The 2022 report of two hunters who developed neurological diseases after eating potentially infected deer meat has raised concerns 'zombie deer disease' could pass to humans as mad cow disease...
Hunters didn't get 'zombie deer disease' from venison, CDC says - USA TODAY
Apr 26, 2024 · Concerns about chronic wasting disease have heightened after a case report surfaced of two hunters who developed neurological disorders and died after eating venison from a population of deer...
Can humans get chronic wasting disease from deer? - Science News
Jun 10, 2024 · Chronic wasting disease has been spreading among deer in the United States, which has raised concerns that the fatal neurological illness might make the leap to people. But a recent study...
An Incurable Disease Is Coming for Deer - The Atlantic
Dec 30, 2023 · Deer are one of evolution’s best survivors, having come back in the 20th century from severe overhunting. But a mostly invisible, universally fatal disease that persists in the environment for ...
What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to ...
28 Dec 2023. In what scientists call a “slow-moving disaster”, a “zombie deer disease” is spreading across the United States after a case was detected in Yellowstone National Park. The lethal...
'Zombie Deer Disease' Documented in Yellowstone for the First Time
Nov 30, 2023 · Yellowstone National Park has confirmed its first documented case of chronic wasting disease in the carcass of a mule deer. Sometimes called “zombie deer disease,” the sickness causes brain ...
How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the ... - NPR
Nov 10, 2021 · Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in white-tailed deer in the U.S. They say the findings could essentially dash any hopes of eliminating the virus in the U.S. — and the...