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Title
Spatial epidemiology of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin white-tailed deer
Author(s)
Joly, D.O., M.D. Samuel, J.A. Langenberg, J.A. Blanchong, C.A. Batha, R.E. Rolley, D.P. Keane, and C.A. Ribic
Published
2006
Publisher
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Abstract
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease in cervids that can cause dramatic declines in North American deer and elk populations and may pose a human health risk associated with consuming CWD-contaminated venison. The main CWD control technique involves culling to reduce deer populations, a methodology whose effectiveness depends on a density-transmission relationship that has yet to be elucidated. This study describes the spatial patterns of CWD in white-tailed deer in Wisconsin to facilitate CWD management in the region.
Full Citation
Joly, D.O., M.D. Samuel, J.A. Langenberg, J.A. Blanchong, C.A. Batha, R.E. Rolley, D.P. Keane, and C.A. Ribic. 2006. Spatial epidemiology of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42: 578-588.
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