JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) reported more chronic wasting disease (CWD) positives were detected in north Mississippi.
The Daily Leader reported three positives were recently detected in Benton County, and one positive was detected in Marshall County. So far, there have been eight positives detected this season (FY2025).
CWD is a 100% fatal, transmissible, neurogenerative disease. One challenge of detecting the disease is that until deer enter the last stages of CWD, they often appear completely healthy. MDWFP officials said the disease is transmitted through deer by their saliva, feces, urine, or contaminated environment.
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There have been 326 positive CWD detections in Mississippi since the disease was first detected in 2018…