SCIENTISTS have warned ‘zombie deer disease’, fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically ...

Researchers have identified chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions in raw, cooked, and cured meat from an infected elk in Texas ...

Researchers are warning that chronic wasting disease (CWD) — also known as “zombie deer” disease — could spill over to humans ...

The prion disease that causes deer, elk and other cervids to waste away could someday jump to humans, but many hunters are ...

Western blot testing confirmed the presence of CWD prions in the brain, lymph nodes, and nerves in reindeer, but only in the ...

During the archery season in September, a hunter killed a young buck just west of U.S. Highway 63 between Houston and Licking ...

including in the brain. It is now known that prions are more widespread than previously thought — they are found in many other animals including guinea pigs, minks, and deer, and even yeast ...

Chronic wasting disease, also known as 'zombie deer' disease, is raising alarms among experts due to its potential to infect ...

A DNR study in southwestern Wisconsin has concluded deer populations are likely declining in areas of the state where CWD prevalence is high.

Scientists express concern over the possibility of the deadly and incurable 'zombie deer' disease affecting humans. The ...

Dr Michael Osterholm, based at the University of Minnesota in the US, has issued a warning to foodies following a new ...

Researchers have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50 percent in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The treatment, which uses ...