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Oklahoma Detects Chronic Wasting Disease Case in Panhandle
Original: Oklahoma wildlife officials find Chronic Wasting Disease case in Panhandle
Oklahoma wildlife officials have confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's Panhandle, a fatal neurological illness affecting deer and elk. The detection raises concerns about the disease's spread among herds, and hunters and wildlife watchers in the region are closely following guidance from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation on testing and containment.
Why now: The confirmation of a fatal wildlife disease in a new location worries hunters, landowners and conservationists across the region.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife ConservationChronic Wasting DiseaseOklahoma Panhandle
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