It is now clear that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as 'mad cow disease', is not merely a UK phenomenon, nor is it merely an economic nuisance. In fact, it may be an impending ...

The incurable disease was first detected in Louisiana in 2022. With no vaccine, Louisiana has worked with hunters to track ...

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be ...

Scientist-turned-chef Shah F Athar, a former molecular biologist, has been named among the "World’s Best Culinary Judges" for ...

Originally reported in the western United States in the 1960s, the disease has slowly spread to the Southeast in recent years ...

Two deer in Pennsylvania have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said these newly ...

Chronic wasting disease is an incurable illness in deer that causes neurological problems, much like mad cow disease. The DNR ...

The CDC states that CWD is a prion disease or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Other TSEs include bovine spongiform encephalopathy or “mad cow disease” in cattle and scrapie in sheep ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting that two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area of the state. The two deer, both adult males, were found in Luzerne ...