NEBRASKA CWD tested 3,400 deer, with 17 testing positive 2007

Game and Parks: Disease infecting more than 100 deer in Nebraska


Associated Press - December 18, 2007 11:05 AM ET

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Game and Parks officials say chronic wasting disease has infected more than 100 deer across the state.

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal condition that attacks the central nervous system of deer, moose and elk, and causes brain damage -- similar to mad cow disease.

Since 2000, biologists have tested 33,000 deer; 131 have tested positive for the disease. This year, biologists tested 3,400 deer, with 17 testing positive.

State wildlife biologist Richard Nelson says most of the positive results have come from deer in the Panhandle area.

Nelson says the disease is slowly spreading from Colorado to Wyoming and now through Nebraska.

So far, the disease has not posed a health problem to humans. Nelson says officials will continue to test and monitor free-ranging herds.


Information from: KNOP-TV, http://www.knopnews2.com

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/guides/cwd/cwd.asp


http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/guides/cwd/updates.asp


seems Nebraska does not like to talk about CWD much from the updates latest posting?

they banned me years ago from speaking about CWD on there web site forum.


TSS
Experienced Member
Member # 1734


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i was a welcomed member for years until this posting.

My last posting before being banned due to discussing CWD in Nebraska ;


posted August 09, 2006 09:17 PM
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Chronic Wasting Disease 2006 Update Nebraska

Summary of Chronic Wasting Disease in Nebraska
Chronic Wasting Disease testing during the 2005 deer hunting season produced 15 positives from 7,381 samples collected. Since testing began in 1997 there have been 65 positive mule deer and 29 positive white-tailed deer, out of 24,849 tested.

The locations of free ranging deer testing positive for the years 2002 - 2005 are shown below.


http://www.agr.state.ne.us/footmouth/cwd_update.htm



Captive Elk Herds Positive for CWD in Nebraska

http://www.agr.state.ne.us/footmouth/necwd1.jpg



Subject: SCRAPIE and CWD USA UPDATE July 19, 2006
Date: July 19, 2006 at 12:06 pm PST
SCRAPIE USA UPDATE MAY 31, 2006


Infected and Source Flocks

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AND THAT ENDED THAT. that was my last. ...


Due to a decision by the Commission, public posts to the Outdoor Forum are no longer allowed.

Troy Kroeger
Information Systems Analyst Sr.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 N. 33rd St.
(402) 471-5646
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http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us


-----Original Message-----
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
To:
Cc:
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:30:10 -0500
Subject: re-cwd blog........HELLO COUGAR..........TSS


http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=12



NGPC CWD Blog
(Moderated by: Cougar


Hello Cougar,

I have tried posting to the new cwd blog forum and my old registration seems to be dead.
My passwords and such do not work;

snip...end... TSS


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NOT to just point finger at one state, PA hunting also banned me from speaking about CWD ;


Original Message -----
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
To: xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 1:37 PM
Subject: CWD PA BOARDS TSS BAN ???


hello samuel,

i see you deleted my postings as being bogus about cwd?
odd, the news i first posted was from your own agency.
most are glad to get the data, and welcome my postings.
you are the only state to do this in my 8 years of investigating this
nightmare. please advise.....


since i was not suppose to post about cwd on the

Pennsylvania Game Commission board re ;


Welcome Terry S. Singeltary Sr.. [Logout] My Home · Main Index · Search · Active Topics
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CWD Postings.

From: Samuel

Terry,


I have to request that you discontinue from posting information on CWD. I have received concerns from individuals on the validity of your information. Since I am not educated on the subject, I cannot validate that the information is correct and or factual. As time moves on, this subject will become quite a "touchy subject" and any information, factual or not, will be scrutinized. From now on, we will have to rely on the PGC to educate the residents here in PA on the subject.

Thank you for your concern in this matter and keeping a close vigil on the topic.

Samuel

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i decided to go to the


General Hunting Forum


when i posted there, my postings went to the PA Game Comm board???
am i not allowed to post there? it is a public forum is it not? i am not posting any abusing postings, cursing, just facts. i am confused sir? could someone please explain?

thank you,

kind regards,
terry


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SEAC 99th meeting on Friday 14th December 2007

http://seac992007.blogspot.com/


BSE BASE MAD COW TESTING TEXAS, USA, AND CANADA, A REVIEW OF SORTS


http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/



MADCOW USDA the untold story

http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/



SCRAPIE USA

http://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/



NOR-98 ATYPICAL SCRAPIE CASES USA

http://nor-98.blogspot.com/



CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE MAD COW BASE UPDATE USA

http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/


Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy TME

http://transmissible-mink-encephalopathy.blogspot.com/


CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/



Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in
the United States

http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/



CJD QUESTIONNAIRE

http://cjdquestionnaire.blogspot.com/



TSS

Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire County, West Virginia

Monday, December 17, 2007 Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire County, West Virginia West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

www.wvdnr.gov


Joe Manchin III, Governor

Frank Jezioro, Director

News Release: December 17, 2007

Hoy Murphy, Public Information Officer (304) 558-2003 ext. 365 hmurphy@wvcommerce.org

Contact: Paul Johansen, Wildlife Resources Section (304) 558-2771 wildlife@wvdnr.gov

Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire County, West Virginia

Preliminary test results have detected the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) agent in five hunter-harvested deer collected in Hampshire County during the 2007 deer firearms hunting season. “As part of our agency ’s ongoing and intensive CWD surveillance effort, samples were collected from 1,285 hunter-harvested deer brought to game checking stations in Hampshire County,” noted Frank Jezioro, Director for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR). The five CWD positive deer included one 2.5 year-old doe, two 2.5 year-old bucks, one 3.5 year-old buck, and one 4.5 year-old buck. Four of the five deer were harvested within the Hampshire County CWD Containment Area (i.e., that portion of Hampshire County located North of U.S. Route 50). The fifth deer was also harvested in Hampshire County, but it was killed outside the CWD Containment Area near Yellow Springs, West Virginia.

CWD has now been detected in a total of 19 deer in Hampshire County (i.e., one road-killed deer confirmed in 2005, four deer collected by the DNR in 2005, five deer collected by the DNR in 2006, one hunter-harvest deer taken during the 2006 deer season, three deer collected by the DNR in 2007 and five hunter-harvested deer taken during the 2007 deer season). Operating within guidelines established by its CWD – Incident Response Plan, the DNR has taken the steps necessary to implement appropriate management actions designed to control the spread of this disease, prevent further introduction of the disease, and possibly eliminate the disease from the state.

The following disease management actions have been implemented by the DNR within Hampshire County.

· Continue CWD surveillance efforts designed to determine the prevalence and distribution of the disease.

· Lower deer population level to reduce the risk of spreading the disease from deer to deer by implementing appropriate antlerless deer hunting regulations designed to increase hunter opportunity to harvest female deer;

· Establish reasonable, responsible and appropriate deer carcass transport restrictions designed to lower the risk of moving the disease to other locations;

· Establish reasonable, responsible and appropriate regulations relating to the feeding and baiting of deer within the affected area to reduce the risk of spreading of the disease from deer to deer.

“Landowner and hunter cooperation throughout this entire CWD surveillance effort in Hampshire County has been fantastic,” Jezioro noted. “As we strive to meet this wildlife disease challenge and implement appropriate management strategies, the continued support and involvement of landowners and hunters will be essential. The DNR remains committed to keeping the public informed and involved in these wildlife disease management actions.”

CWD is a neurological disease found in deer and elk, and it belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The disease is thought to be caused by abnormal, proteinaceous particles called prions that slowly attack the brain of infected deer and elk, causing the animals to progressively become emaciated, display abnormal behavior and invariably results in the death of the infected animal. There is no known treatment for CWD, and it is fatal for the infected deer or elk. It is important to note that currently there is no evidence to suggest CWD poses a risk for humans or domestic animals.

“Our well trained and professional wildlife biologists, wildlife managers and conservation officers are working diligently to fully implement the DNR’s CWD – Incident Response Plan, which is designed to effectively address this wildlife disease threat,” said Jezioro. “Hunters, landowners and other members of the public should feel confident that we have some of the best wildlife biologists and veterinarians in the world, including those stationed at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study in Athens, Georgia, working collaboratively on this situation.”

**DNR**


http://www.wvdnr.gov/


http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/


http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/



Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States


http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/



CJD QUESTIONNAIRE


http://cjdquestionnaire.blogspot.com/



SCRAPIE USA


http://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/



NOR-98 ATYPICAL SCRAPIE CASES USA


http://nor-98.blogspot.com/



CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE MAD COW BASE UPDATE USA


http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/



Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy TME


http://transmissible-mink-encephalopathy.blogspot.com/



CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE


http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/



TSEAC


http://tseac.blogspot.com/



vCJD case study highlights blood transfusion risk


http://vcjdblood.blogspot.com/



Wednesday, October 24, 2007

MADCOW USDA the untold story


http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/



FOIA MAD SHEEP MAD RIVER VALLEY

DECLARATION OF EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF AN ATYPICAL T.S.E. (PRION DISEASE) OF FOREIGN ORIGIN IN THE UNITED STATES [Docket No. 00-072-1]


http://foiamadsheepmadrivervalley.blogspot.com/



[Docket No. 03-025IFA] FSIS Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirement for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle

9/13/2005


http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/03-025IFA/03-025IFA-2.pdf



[Docket No. FSIS-2006-0011] FSIS Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)


http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/2006-0011/2006-0011-1.pdf



SEAC 99 DECEMBER 14, 2007

Conclusions

14. Preliminary research findings suggest that the potential risk of transmission of vCJD via dental procedures may be greater than previously anticipated. Although this research is incomplete, uses an animal model exposed to relatively high doses of infectivity, and there are no data from infectivity studies on human oral tissues, these findings suggest an increased possibility that vCJD may be relatively efficiently transmitted via a range of dental procedures. Ongoing infectivity studies using human oral tissues and the other studies suggested here will enable more precise assessment of the risks of vCJD transmission through dental procedures.

Archive Number 20071105.3602 Published Date 05-NOV-2007 Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease update 2007 (07)

PRION DISEASE UPDATE 2007 (07) ****************************** A ProMED-mail post

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[2] USA: National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center Date: June 2007 Source: National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (USA) [edited]

CJD Cases examined ---------------------- Year / Referrals / Prion disease / Sporadic / Familial / Iatrogenic / vCJD

1996 / 42 / 32 / 26 / 4 / 0 / 0 1997 / 115 / 68 / 57 / 9 / 0 / 0 1998 / 93 / 53 / 45 / 7 / 1 / 0 1999 / 114 / 69 / 61 / 8 / 0 / 0 2000 / 151 / 103 / 89 / 14 / 0 / 0 2001 / 208 / 116 / 106 / 9 / 0 / 0 2002 / 255 / 143 / 118 / 23 / 2 / 0 2003 / 272 / 174 / 132 / 41 / 0 / 0 2004 / 334 / 183 / 157 / 21 / 0 / 1* 2005 / 352 / 195 / 152 / 37 / 1 / 0 2006 / 372 / 186 / 143 / 30 / 0 / 1** 2007 / 120 / 68 / 35 / 7 / 0 / 0 TOTAL / 2428*** / 1390**** / 1121 / 210 / 4 / 2

*Acquired in UK ** Acquired in Saudi Arabia *** Includes 17 inconclusive and 9 pending (1 from 2006, 8 from 2007. **** Includes 17 non-vCJD type unknown (2 from 1996, 2 from 1997, 1 from 2001, 1 from 2003, 4 from 2004, 3 from 2005, 4 from 2006) and 36 type pending (2 from 2005, 8 from 2006, 26 from 2007).

Notes:

-- Cases are listed based on the year of death when available. If the year of death is not available, the year of sample receipt is used.

-- Referrals: Cases with possible or probable prion disease from which brain tissue or blood in the case of familial disease were submitted.

-- Inconclusive: Cases in which the samples were not sufficient to make a diagnosis.

-- Non-vCJD type unknown are cases in which the tissue submitted was adequate to establish the presence but not the type; in all cases, vCJD could be excluded.

-- Communicated by: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.

[In submitting these data, Terry S. Singeltary Sr. draws attention to the steady increase in the "type unknown" category, which, according to their definition, comprises cases in which vCJD could be excluded. The total of 26 cases for the current year (2007) is disturbing, possibly symptomatic of the circulation of novel agents. Characterization of these agents should be given a high priority. - Mod.CP]



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There is a growing number of human CJD cases, and they were presented last week in San Francisco by Luigi Gambatti(?) from his CJD surveillance collection.

He estimates that it may be up to 14 or 15 persons which display selectively SPRPSC and practically no detected RPRPSC proteins.



http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/transcripts/1006-4240t1.htm



http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/transcripts/2006-4240t1.pdf



see SEAC DECEMBER 14, 2007 MEETING


http://seac992007.blogspot.com/



TSS