Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

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Compiled by Marian G. Rogers, November 2002

Chronic Wasting Disease and Cervidae Regulations by State, in the United States. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, October 11, 2002. (799/M5a) Details testing, management, and regulation provisions in the states and in three Canadian provinces. www.cwd-info.org/pdf/CWDRegstable100902.pdf

Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Medical Society, October 24, 2002. (799/W75) Task force report on CWD and food safety. www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/
physician_resources/guidelines/stratguide/cwd2002.cfm

Chronic Wasting Disease Position Paper. U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, August 20, 2002. www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/cwd/cwdposition.pdf

Common-Sense Precautions for Handling & Processing Deer. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Food Safety Division, 2002. (799/W7q) http://datcp.state.wi.us/ah/agriculture/animals/disease/chronic/pdf/venison_safety_2side.pdf

Deer Management for 2000 and Beyond. Wisconsin Conservation Congress, 2000. (799/W7e8) Pre-CWD deer management final reports. www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/HUNT/DEER/Deer2000/finalreports.htm

pt.1: Agricultural Damage Study Group.
pt.2: Believability of DNR White-tailed Deer Population Estimates Study Group.
pt.3: Deer Baiting and Feeding Study Group.
pt.4: Deer Sex and Age Structure Study Group.
pt.5: Forestry and Ecological Issues Study Group.
pt.6: Herd Size Study Group.
pt.7: Private Land Access Study Group.

The Economic Effects in 2002 of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. Richard C. Bishop, U.W. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, July 2002. (799/W7r) www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/issues/fmd/Econ%20Effects-stpap450.pdf

The Facts About White-Tailed Deer and Chronic Wasting Disease. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002. (799/W7o3)

Fighting Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, June 2002. (799/W7p) Two-page brief providing background on CWD and summarizing 2001 Wisconsin Act 108. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/Lb/02Lb1.pdf

From Field to Freezer. Sheboygan County Conservation Association, 2002. Hosted by the UW-Madison Extension's Web site, this is a 27-minute streaming video on venison handling and processing. www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/issues/fmd

Keeping Wisconsin Deer Healthy: Information on Deer Diseases. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2001. (799/W7o1) An informative pamphlet produced prior to discovery of CWD in Wisconsin. www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/whealth/issues/deerhealth.htm

"Killer in the Herds". Rocky Mountain News, 2002. A special report on CWD in Colorado's deer and elk herds. Also contains a wealth of recent articles and information on CWD and related illnesses. http://cfapp.rockymountainnews.com/cwd/

Let's Talk Deer. Deer Management for 2000 and Beyond, June 1998 - . (NatR/l) (noncirculating) www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/deer2000/let%27stalk.htm

LR 196, Examine the Prevention and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Nebraska Cervidae Populations. Nebraska Legislature Committee on Agriculture, January 1, 2002. (799/N2) A report that summarizes the findings and recommendations of Nebraska's Legislative Resolution 196 task force.

Management of Chronic Wasting Disease (2001 Wisconsin Act 108). Wisconsin Legislative Council, May 2002. (799/W7g1) A legal memorandum summarizing Wisconsin's new law to manage chronic wasting disease in the state's deer and elk herds. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/jlc02/LM_2002_01.pdf

Plan for Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing Chronic Wasting Disease in Wild and Captive Cervid. U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, June 26, 2002. www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/cwd/cwd62602.pdf

"Quality from the Field to the Table: Tips for Processing Deer and Ordering Tasty Sausages". David L. Sperling, Wisconsin Natural Resources, October 2002, v.26, no.5, p.10-16. (799/Sp3) Reviews steps a hunter can take to ensure good venison products. www.wnrmag.com/stories/2002/oct02/process.htm

"Reducing the CWD Risk: Understanding the Risks of CWD Exposure and the Tactics We Are Taking to Stem the Disease". Robert Manwell, Wisconsin Natural Resources, October 2002, v.26, no.5, p.25-28. (799/M31) www.wnrmag.com/stories/2002/oct02/cwd.htm

Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and CWD Management Planning Background. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, April 5, 2002. (799/M6) Explains CWD, shows its distribution, and outlines Minnesota's strategy should CWD appear in the state. Appendix B includes Wisconsin. www.michiganbowhunters.com/downloads/mn_cwd_plan.pdf

Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: The First Step to Disease Control. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002. (799/W7o2) Provides a timeline, background information, health concerns, safe venison handling and processing, and deer management plan. www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/whealth/issues/CWD/cwdbook.pdf

Wisconsin Regulations Related to Chronic Wasting Disease. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002. (799/W7o) Provides information pertinent to hunting in CWD management or intensive deer harvest zones. www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/regs/02CWDregs.pdf

Related Web Sites

www.cwd-info.org - Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance. The alliance, formed in January 2002, is a joint project of several non-profit wildlife organizations.

www.caids-wi.org - Citizens Against Irrational Deer Slaughter. An advocacy group dedicated to finding alternatives to eliminating the CWD-infected white-tail deer population in SW Wisconsin.

http://wildlife.state.co.us/cwd - Colorado Division of Wildlife. The state's official CWD Web site.

www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/dlab/webdocs/special_cases/prions.html - Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "Prion Proteins". An animated graphic.

www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12150-29070--,00.html - Michigan Department of Natural Resources, "Chronic Wasting Disease". A special feature allows a hunter, using the tag number, to check the results of a deer submitted for testing.

www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/chronic_wasting/chronic_wasting.html - National Wildlife Health Center, "Chronic Wasting Disease". Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the NWHC is a federal ". . . biomedical laboratory dedicated to assessing the impact of disease on wildlife." The Web site states that a concern in Wisconsin is an estimated deer density in the CWD zone of 75 per square mile. (Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming have a deer density of 2 to 5 per square mile.)

www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/cwd/cwdinfo.html - Nebraska Game and Parks, "[CWD] Information and Education Center".

www.nadefa.org - North American Deer Farmers Association.

www.naelk.org - North American Elk Breeders Association.

www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahps/cwd - U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Includes policy statements, news, FAQ, scientific articles, links to state programs and information, map of CWD distribution nationwide, as well as links to related sites.

www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/issues/fmd/ - University of Wisconsin-Extension, "Chronic Wasting Disease". Includes links to many state and U.W. resources. In addition to publications on venison and food safety, the site includes From Field to Freezer, a 27-minute streaming video.

www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/electron/cwd.htm - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Steenbock Memorial Library, "Chronic Wasting Disease".

http://wyovet.uwyo.edu/WSVL/updates/cwd.htm - University of Wyoming, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, "Chronic Wasting Disease".

www.whitetailsunlimited.org/pages/cwd_main.htm - Whitetails Unlimited, "Operation CWD". This national conservation organization provides current information on topics related to CWD and hunting.

http://datcp.state.wi.us/ah/agriculture/animals/disease/chronic - Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, "Chronic Wasting Disease".

www.dhfs.state.wi.us/healthtips/BCD/creutzfeldt.htm - Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)".

www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/whealth/issues/CWD - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, "Chronic Wasting Disease and Wisconsin Deer".

www.wvdl.wisc.edu/WVDL/home.asp - Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

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