The case was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works in collaboration with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan's wild deer herd. The U.S. Department of ...

Testing is expected to continue through January, with hundreds of samples to be processed in the latter half of the month.

News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.

A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

With the detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer, Mecosta County becomes the 14th Michigan county to report the fatal neurodegenerative illness, the Michigan Department of Natural ...

In total, more than 143,000 wild deer have been tested through Michigan DNR surveillance efforts that started in 2002, with 260 CWD-positive deer identified. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan DNR) ...

An adult buck harvested in Millbrook Township – adjacent to Montcalm County where CWD has been confirmed – recently tested positive for the disease, according to the Michigan Department of ...

MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. CWD is a deadly neurological ...