Fatal disease first found in B.C. earlier this year. Cases also reported in Alta., Sask., Man. and Que.
CBC NewsThe B.C. government says chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in yet another deer in B.C.'s Kootenay region.
It is the third confirmed case of the fatal disease in B.C., following the discovery of two cases — the first ever found in B.C. — that were confirmed earlier this year.
Nicknamed zombie deer disease, CWD is an incurable illness that affects cervid, or deer family members, such as moose, caribou and elk, and has been spreading rapidly through Western Canada.
The latest B.C. case…
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