• Shedding the Light on CWD
An informational video hightlighting CWD facts, state regulations, field dressing precautions, and more.

• CWD TASK FORCE WEBSITE
Governor Jennifer Granholm signed an executive order creating a task force to address the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Michigan's deer and elk populations.

• History of Chronic Wasting Disease
Michigan has yet to find a CWD positive animal. Here is a timeline of CWD discovery.

• Description & Distribution
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disease affecting deer and elk.

• Clinical Signs and Pathology
Chronic wasting disease-affected deer and elk show loss of body condition and changes in behavior.

• Transmission and Development
Although CWD is a contagious fatal disease among deer and elk, research suggests that humans, cattle and other domestic livestock are resistant to natural transmission.

• Diagnosis
Testing Procedure for CWD. To date there is no live animal test.

• Treatment and Control
MDNR and MDA efforts to prevent the spread of CWD to Michigan's Deer and Elk Populations.

• Michigan Surveillance and Response Plan for CWD of Free-ranging and Privately Owned/Captive Cervids 
CWD Task Force- CWD Contingency Plan. .pdf file, need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view

• Environmental Sources of Prion Transmission in Mule Deer, CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Research Article, June 2004.

• Audit of State's Captive Cervid Facilities Reveals 37% Non-Compliance Rate; Need for Improvement
Press Release: March 10, 2005.

• Regulations for bringing in harvested animals from other states and Canada
Regulations. Importing animal parts into MI.

• Recommendations for Michigan's Public
Michigan is taking several steps to prevent the occurrence of CWD in the state.

• The CWD Alliance Website

• USDA-APHIS-Veterinary Services: Chronic Wasting Disease Webpage

• CWD Information for Hunters

• Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study Articles (Scroll down for CWD articles)

• Wisconson Department of Natural Resources CWD Website

• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection CWD Website.

• Colorado Division of Wildlife CWD Website

• Wyoming Game and Fish Department- CWD home page