Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Medina County Deer Breeding Facility

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Medina County, marking the fifth detection since 2015 in a deer-breeding facility in the county. A one-year-old buck tested positive through an antemortem (live-ani mal) test conducted to meet annual CWD surveillance requirements for the facility. Wis...

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