Chronic wasting disease is sometimes referred to as "zombie deer disease," or affected deer can be called "zombie deer" due ...

Officials recently confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease, a deadly disease in deer, moose and elk, at a facility in New ...

Prion diseases often have long incubation periods, meaning animals infected with CWD might not show signs of the disease for at least a year after exposure. Zombie deer disease hasn't spread to ...

Hunters across the province are being asked to turn in deer heads and road-kill samples as part of an effort to stop the spread of “zombie deer disease” in B.C. We apologize, but this video ...

Signs of the disease are weight loss, brain lesions, and zombie-like behavior. The illness is common in deer and was recently found in a dead one from a facility in Breckinridge County.