Alabama aims to stop spread of fatal deer disease after second confirmed case
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The state has implemented a strategic surveillance and response plan to thwart chronic wasting disease, a neurological condition that is infectious and fatal.
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Deer with Chronic Wasting Disease found in Pontotoc County
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Chronic wasting disease - Wikipedia
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Alabama Conservation Department urges caution not panic over
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They eat holes in the animals brain': 'Zombie Deer Disease
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Chronic Wasting Disease Found In Alabama Whitetail Deer
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Chronic wasting disease spreading, albeit slowly, through N.C.
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Antemortem testing for chronic wasting disease resumes at TVMDL
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) In The South - Legacy Wildlife
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Second case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in northwest