Iowa DNR state deer biologist Jace Elliott says there were a few more counties added to the list of those with positive Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) tests in deer following this year’s hunt. There are now 38 of the 99 counties with at least one positive detection
Elliott says it is a slow moving disease, but it can sometimes turn up where they don’t expect it.
The first positive case of CWD was confirmed in deer in northeast Iowa along the Wisconsin board in 2013. Elliott says they started testing way before that to be prepared.
He says the game plan is to try and slow the spread of the disease.
CWD is a disease that is fatal to the animals. You can find out more about the CWD cases in Iowa on the DNR’s website at www.iowadnr.gov, and look for the interactive dashboard.
