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The U.S. Geological Survey updated its tracking of chronic wasting disease on Friday to include 33 states (adding Indiana), as well as four Canadian provinces and four other countries (Finland ...
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer.TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and scrapie in sheep. [2]
The center studies several diseases that affect American wildlife including bat white nose syndrome, chronic wasting disease (CWD), avian influenza, and sylvatic plague, among others. [1] In addition to the study of disease, NWHC has the capability to diagnose the causes of mass wildlife die-offs.
Cachexia can occur in most major diseases including infections, cancer, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and stroke. [51] Skeletal muscle provides a fundamental basis for human function, enabling locomotion and respiration. Muscle wasting is related to poor quality of life and increased morbidity ...
Aug. 1—Washington has its first case of chronic wasting disease. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday that it confirmed the state's first case of the always-fatal ...
The United States remains virtually the only developed country in the world without a standardized civilian topographic map series in the standard 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 metric scales, making coordination difficult in border regions (the U.S. military does issue 1:50,000 scale topo maps of the continental United States, though only for use by ...
Oct. 2—Two more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in the Idaho Panhandle, but wildlife officials are hopeful they've caught the outbreak in time to limit its spread. The ...
The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) is a comprehensive digital map of Earth. It is the most comprehensive geographical information system (GIS) global database that is freely available as of 2006, although it has not been updated since 1992.