2 white-tailed deer at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields tested positive
Deer at two national parks in Maryland tested positive for a highly contagious and fatal brain disease known as "zombie deer disease," the first such cases detected at national parks in the state, officials said Tuesday.
Two deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields during recent operations to reduce the white-tailed deer population to protect and restore native plants and preserve historic landscapes, the National Parks Service said.
CWD is a prion disease that can cause weight loss, stumbling, listlessness and neurological symptoms, according to the CDC. It has been spotted in deer, elk, reindeer and moose in areas of the U.S., Canada, Norway and South Korea. Symptoms can take up to a year to develop.
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Deer at two national parks in Maryland tested positive for a highly contagious and fatal brain disease known as "zombie deer disease," the first such cases detected at national parks in the state, officials said Tuesday.
Two deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields during recent operations to reduce the white-tailed deer population to protect and restore native plants and preserve historic landscapes, the National Parks Service said.
CWD is a prion disease that can cause weight loss, stumbling, listlessness and neurological symptoms, according to the CDC. It has been spotted in deer, elk, reindeer and moose in areas of the U.S., Canada, Norway and South Korea. Symptoms can take up to a year to develop.
Maryland national parks see 1st cases of ‘zombie deer disease’
Two white-tailed deer at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields in Maryland tested positive for chronic wasting disease, National Parks Service said.