Manitoba is stepping up its testing efforts to detect and combat chronic wasting disease (CWD) within its borders.
Manitoba is stepping up its testing efforts to detect and combat chronic wasting disease (CWD) within its borders.
Although whitetails have been a host of SARS-CoV-2, there has been no evidence to suggest that deer could transfer the disease, until now.
No Asian carp were found in the Great Lakes during this year’s early detection surveillance, but experts say Grass carp – the only species of Asian carp found in Ontario waters to date – remains the most imminent threat.
The province has proposed updating a plan to prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD), a progressive, fatal brain disease that affects deer, elk, moose, and caribou, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRF) and Forestry announced.
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