Chronic Wasting Disease

DNR Confirms Michigan’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
DNR Confirms Michigan’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
DNR Confirms Michigan’s First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
The Michigan departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) confirmed Monday that a free-ranging deer in Meridian Township (Ingham County) has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. This is the first time the disease has been found in Michigan’s free-ranging deer