Chronic wasting disease Spreading Closer to Wichita
Category: hunting
Feb 24th, 2019 by Keith Worrall 337
Modified Feb 24th, 2019 at 6:38 PM
Chronic wasting disease, a progressive, fatal deer disease without a cure, is spreading across Kansas. And its getting closer to Wichita.
The disease is not known to spread to humans, but can take a major toll on deer populations. Hunters who kill a deer near Cheney Lake should probably get their deer tested for the disease, just to be safe, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
Since it was first detected in a whitetail doe in the northwest corner of the state in 2005, the brain disease has spread to 21 Kansas counties, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
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