Wisconsin CWD Showing Up in Northern Wisconsin Deer Farms
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CWD Showing Up in Northern Wisconsin Deer Farms Wisconsin
Ag Connection - 08/03/2017
Two deer farms in the Northwoods appear to have a high number of its animals test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. According to WJFW-TV, seven out of 30 deer tested positive for CWD at the Three Lakes Trophy Ranch in Rhinelander; and eight deer showed positive findings out of 1,658 tested at the Apple Creek Game Farm in Oconto County.
The two initial positive tests confirmed back in 2015 led to a baiting and feeding ban across Oneida, Vilas and Forest Counties. The five new positives came from deer tested in September and October of 2016.
A news feature from the station indicated that the state is not required to report positive tests on deer farms to the Department of Natural Resources. The findings were discovered through an open records request was filed with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture in Madison.
The DNR hopes to test about 100 deer from the three counties.
Walker signs bill limiting deer baiting bans The Associated Press LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY AUGUST 02, 2017 6:27 PM
MADISON, WIS. Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Wednesday that will dramatically relax deer baiting and feeding bans in counties affected by chronic wasting disease.
Until now, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has indefinitely prohibited baiting and feeding in counties where CWD has been confirmed, as well as any other county within a 10-mile radius of the infected county.
The ban is designed to slow the disease's spread by preventing deer from congregating over feed and bait piles. The DNR has imposed bans in 43 counties.
The bill limits the ban in infected counties to 36 months and in neighboring counties to 24 months. If another deer tests positive during that span, the clock would restart.
The bill is retroactive to January 1, 1998, which means any bans enacted before 2014 will end barring discovery of another CWD-positive deer, said Collin Driscoll, an aide to Republican Rep. Adam Jarchow, who co-authored the bill. Driscoll said the measure will go into effect Thursday.
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DNR spokesman James Dick said agency officials are reviewing the new law to see how it affects this year's hunting seasons.
Whitetails of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association both registered in support of the bill. The Sierra Club's Wisconsin chapter, the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters and the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation all opposed the bill.
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Deer & Elk Advisory Committee
Grand Lodge Waterpark Resort, Wausau Saturday, August 12, 2017 9:30 am
End payment to private game farms for animals that have tested positive for CWD (070117)
Ban the sale and use of deer scents, drips and licks in Wisconsin (090117)
Hold captive cervid operations legally/monetarily responsible if CWD is found (430317)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 05, 2017
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Chronic wasting disease
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources began monitoring the state's wild white tailed deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 1999. The first positives were found in 2002 through testing of hunter harvested deer in November 2001.
CWD information
From state statute 29.336, Wis. Stats, the department is required to enact a ban on the feeding and baiting of deer in any county that is within 10 miles of any captive or free-roaming deer that tests positive for CWD. There are currently 43 CWD affected counties[PDF]. Of these counties 19 are designated as such due to having a wild CWD positive deer, 10 are within 10 miles of a wild CWD positive deer and 14 have a captive CWD positive or are within 10 miles of a captive CWD positive deer.
Per implementation of the Deer Trustee Report (DTR) rules package, $5 per additional antlerless deer permit sold in CWD-affected counties goes towards CWD testing and monitoring.
CWD response plan
The department has developed a chronic wasting disease response plan to be used from 2010 through 2025. The first five years of the plan was reviewed by the CWD Response Plan Review Committee over the winter of 2016. The committee was comprised of members from the DNR, Wisconsin Conservation Congress and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Recommendations from the committee can be found in the final report [PDF].
Reducing the spread
There are recommended practices to reduce and prevent the spread of CWD [PDF] that can be done through voluntary implementation by Wisconsin citizens. Through the use of these recommendations the potential influence of human related introductions of CWD may be reduced.
Counties are banned from baiting and feeding if a CWD or bovine tuberculosis (TB) positive captive or wild cervid is confirmed in the county or a county is within 10 miles of where a captive or wild cervid was confirmed positive. Questions and answers about enacting baiting and feeding bans in response to CWD detections [PDF].
Carcass movement
There are carcass movement restrictions for moving deer from the CWD affected counties into other counties as well as bringing deer into Wisconsin from other states that have detected CWD.
Deer hunting in Wisconsin
For information about hunting deer in CWD affected areas visit deer hunting in Wisconsin.
Statewide deer hunting season dates.
White-tailed deer farming
Registered Deer Farms in Wisconsin. Courtesy of DATCP.
As of 2016 there were 389 registered deer farms in Wisconsin. White-tailed deer farming is regulated and licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)[exit DNR]. However the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responsible for regulating white-tailed deer farm fencing. Before you can register your farm with DATCP you must have your fence inspected and receive a deer farm fence certificate from the DNR.
Last revised: Thursday May 25 2017
Chronic wasting disease test results
The average turnaround time from when the deer is brought to a sampling station to when the results are available is about 10 days.
CWD testing history
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was originally detected in Dane County in 2002. An extensive CWD surveillance program has been conducted in Wisconsin since then. Of Wisconsin's 72 counties 18 currently have CWD detected in the wild deer herd. Of the 18 counties 15 are within the area previously known as the CWD Management Zone (CWD-MZ), three counties of which include positives just outside of the border of the former zone (Grant, Waukesha and Juneau). Three counties with positives are outside of the former zone (Washburn, Portage and Adams).
The recent disease detections in areas such as Adams, Juneau and Portage counties as well as locational data collected within the former CWD-MZ, indicate the disease is spreading. The department welcomes public involvement in new areas of detection via the county-based citizen County Deer Advisory Councils (CDAC).
CWD results
You can search for CWD test results individually or view a summary. You will need a customer ID or CWD barcode to search for individual results. DNR adds tests results as they become available. DNR releases negative test results within a day after received. Positive test results are released as soon as DNR confirms the results and has contacted the hunter.
CWD barcode used to track deer results
Interactive CWD mapping application
A CWD results mapping application is available for users to explore CWD results in all areas of the state as well as create maps. This application shows harvest locations of all deer tested for CWD including the positive test results.
stupid is, as stupid does, and some times you just can't fix stupid...tss
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2017
Wisconsin CWD TSE Prion Annual Roundup 441 positive
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Wisconsin Second CWD-positive deer found in Oneida County 5-year-old buck shot at Three Lakes Trophy Ranch LLC agency received the CWD-positive report on the animal Dec. 29
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Wisconsin CWD-positive white-tailed deer found on Oconto County hunting preserve Date: September 30, 2016
Subject: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's DNR et al have floundered again on taking any actions on CWD TSE Prion disease, decides to put off now until March 2017
see past history of CWD in Wisconsin here ;
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's DNR et al have floundered again on taking any actions on CWD TSE Prion disease, decides to put off now until March 2017
Sunday, May 08, 2016
*** WISCONSIN CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION SPIRALING FURTHER INTO THE ABYSS UPDATE ***
Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
*** Wisconsin Two deer that escaped farm had chronic wasting disease CWD ***
Sunday, January 17, 2016
*** Wisconsin Captive CWD Lotto Pays Out Again indemnity payment of $298,770 for 228 white-tailed deer killed on farm ***
Subject: Iowa DNR issues statement on Iowa Supreme Court Ruling
This is very, very concerning imo.
IF this ruling is upheld as such ;
''The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the district court ruling — saying the law gives the DNR only the authority to quarantine the deer — not the land. The ruling says if the Iowa Legislature wants to expand the quarantine powers as suggested by the DNR, then it is free to do so.''
IF a 'precedent' is set as such, by the Legislature not intervening to expand quarantine powers to the DNR for CWD TSE Prion, and the precedent is set as such that the cervid industry and land there from, once contaminated with the CWD TSE Prion, are free to repopulate, sell the land, etc, imo, this will blow the lid off any containment efforts of this damn disease CWD TSE Prion. The Iowa Supreme Court did not just pass the cwd buck down the road, the Supreme Court of Iowa just threw the whole state of Iowa under the bus at 100 MPH. this makes no sense to me, if this is set in stone and the Legislation does not stop it, and stop if fast, any containment of the cwd tse prion will be futile, imo...terry
*** 2016 -2017 UPDATED SCIENCE ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION ***
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017
Iowa DNR issues statement on Iowa Supreme Court Ruling
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2017
Risk Advisory Opinion: Potential Human Health Risks from Chronic Wasting Disease CFIA, PHAC, HC (HPFB and FNIHB), INAC, Parks Canada, ECCC and AAFC
PRION 2017 DECIPHERING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
Subject: PRION 2017 CONFERENCE DECIPHERING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS VIDEO
PRION 2017 CONFERENCE DECIPHERING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
PRION 2017 CONFERENCE VIDEO
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion to Humans, who makes that final call, when, or, has it already happened?
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017
PRION 2017 CONFERENCE ABSTRACT First evidence of intracranial and peroral transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into Cynomolgus macaques: a work in progress
TUESDAY, JULY 04, 2017
*** PRION 2017 CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE PRION ***
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017
PRION 2017 CONFERENCE ABSTRACT Chronic Wasting Disease in European moose is associated with PrPSc features different from North American CWD
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SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017
*** Temporal patterns of chronic wasting disease prion excretion in three cervid species ***
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017
Chronic wasting disease continues to spread Disease of cervids causing local population declines
*** unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable that this is still going on in 2017. please remember, some 300,000 cattle in the UK died from mad cow disease due to nothing more than a crude nutritional supplement called CATTLE FEED. ...terry
Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES
Location: Virus and Prion Research
Title: Disease-associated prion protein detected in lymphoid tissues from pigs challenged with the agent of chronic wasting disease
Author item Moore, Sarah item Kunkle, Robert item Kondru, Naveen item Manne, Sireesha item Smith, Jodi item Kanthasamy, Anumantha item West Greenlee, M item Greenlee, Justin
Submitted to: Prion Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 3/15/2017 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Aims: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a naturally-occurring, fatal neurodegenerative disease of cervids. We previously demonstrated that disease-associated prion protein (PrPSc) can be detected in the brain and retina from pigs challenged intracranially or orally with the CWD agent. In that study, neurological signs consistent with prion disease were observed only in one pig: an intracranially challenged pig that was euthanized at 64 months post-challenge. The purpose of this study was to use an antigen-capture immunoassay (EIA) and real-time quaking-induced conversion (QuIC) to determine whether PrPSc is present in lymphoid tissues from pigs challenged with the CWD agent.
Methods: At two months of age, crossbred pigs were challenged by the intracranial route (n=20), oral route (n=19), or were left unchallenged (n=9). At approximately 6 months of age, the time at which commercial pigs reach market weight, half of the pigs in each group were culled (<6 challenge="" groups="" month="" pigs="" remaining="" the="">6 month challenge groups) were allowed to incubate for up to 73 months post challenge (mpc). The retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) was screened for the presence of PrPSc by EIA and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The RPLN, palatine tonsil, and mesenteric lymph node (MLN) from 6-7 pigs per challenge group were also tested using EIA and QuIC.
Results: PrPSc was not detected by EIA and IHC in any RPLNs. All tonsils and MLNs were negative by IHC, though the MLN from one pig in the oral <6 5="" 6="" at="" by="" detected="" eia.="" examined="" group="" in="" intracranial="" least="" lymphoid="" month="" months="" of="" one="" pigs="" positive="" prpsc="" quic="" the="" tissues="" was="">6 months group, 5/6 pigs in the oral <6 4="" and="" group="" months="" oral="">6 months group. Overall, the MLN was positive in 14/19 (74%) of samples examined, the RPLN in 8/18 (44%), and the tonsil in 10/25 (40%). Conclusions:
This study demonstrates that PrPSc accumulates in lymphoid tissues from pigs challenged intracranially or orally with the CWD agent, and can be detected as early as 4 months after challenge.
CWD-infected pigs rarely develop clinical disease and if they do, they do so after a long incubation period. This raises the possibility that CWD-infected pigs could shed prions into their environment long before they develop clinical disease.
Furthermore, lymphoid tissues from CWD-infected pigs could present a potential source of CWD infectivity in the animal and human food chains.
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EXPERIMENTAL PORCINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
While this clearly is a cause for concern we should not jump to the conclusion that this means that pigs will necessarily be infected by bone and meat meal fed by the oral route as is the case with cattle. ...
we cannot rule out the possibility that unrecognised subclinical spongiform encephalopathy could be present in British pigs though there is no evidence for this: only with parenteral/implantable pharmaceuticals/devices is the theoretical risk to humans of sufficient concern to consider any action.
Our records show that while some use is made of porcine materials in medicinal products, the only products which would appear to be in a hypothetically ''higher risk'' area are the adrenocorticotrophic hormone for which the source material comes from outside the United Kingdom, namely America China Sweden France and Germany. The products are manufactured by Ferring and Armour. A further product, ''Zenoderm Corium implant'' manufactured by Ethicon, makes use of porcine skin - which is not considered to be a ''high risk'' tissue, but one of its uses is described in the data sheet as ''in dural replacement''. This product is sourced from the United Kingdom.....
snip...see much more here ;
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 05, 2017
Disease-associated prion protein detected in lymphoid tissues from pigs challenged with the agent of chronic wasting disease
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017
*** EXTREME USA FDA PART 589 TSE PRION FEED LOOP HOLE STILL EXIST, AND PRICE OF POKER GOES UP ***
***In contrast, cattle are highly susceptible to white-tailed deer CWD and mule deer CWD in experimental conditions but no natural CWD infections in cattle have been reported (Sigurdson, 2008; Hamir et al., 2006). It is not known how susceptible humans are to CWD but given that the prion can be present in muscle, it is likely that humans have been exposed to the agent via consumption of venison (Sigurdson, 2008). Initial experimental research, however, suggests that human susceptibility to CWD is low and there may be a robust species barrier for CWD transmission to humans (Sigurdson, 2008). It is apparent, though, that CWD is affecting wild and farmed cervid populations in endemic areas with some deer populations decreasing as a result.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2017
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN UK DEER SEAC 85/2
Monday, April 04, 2016
*** Limited amplification of chronic wasting disease prions in the peripheral tissues of intracerebrally inoculated cattle ***
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017
USDA OIE Alabama Atypical L-type BASE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE animal feeds for ruminants rule, 21 CFR 589.200
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017
*** EXTREME USA FDA PART 589 TSE PRION FEED LOOP HOLE STILL EXIST, AND PRICE OF POKER GOES UP ***
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017
APHIS USDA Emerging Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan July 2017
SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017
Do we need to explain the occurrence of atypical scrapie?
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017
MINK FARMING USA TRANSMISSIBLE MINK ENCEPHALOPATHY TSE PRION DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND TESTING
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