Wednesday, April 16, 2008

No Chronic Wasting Disease in N.H.

Officials with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said testing done during the 2007 deer hunting season turned up no cases of chronic wasting disease.

A total of 405 tissue samples were tested, according to biologist Kent Gustafson in a news release. Nearly 2,300 deer have been tested in New Hampshire since the program began in 2002 without any positive tests.

CWD is a neurological disorder that is fatal to deer, elk and moose. There is no evidence that humans can be infected with CWD.

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