Testing is expected to continue through January, with hundreds of samples to be processed in the latter half of the month.

Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. An adult buck ...

The case was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works in collaboration with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan's wild deer herd. The U.S. Department of ...

A buck harvested in Mecosta County has been identified with chronic wasting disease, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said in a news release, the first positive case found in the ...

News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.

MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. CWD is a deadly neurological ...

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An adult buck harvested in Millbrook Township has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting ...

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reported Mecosta County's first chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive wild deer. CWD is a fatal neurological ...

CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose. The chronic disease develops and spreads slowly.

CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. There are no current ...