Sachs, Jessica Snyder,

The Deer Slayer. Jessica Snyder Sachs. - National Wildlife, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 29, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Deer Slayer, April/May 2003; pp. 44-49.

"Endemic to North America, chronic wasting disease infects mule deer, white-tailed deer and elk. The vast majority of victims roam an area spanning northeastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming, where 1 to 15 percent of the deer population and 1 percent or more of elk may be infected." (NATIONAL WILDLIFE) This article describes chronic wasting disease and examines scientists' efforts to halt its spread.

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Chronic wasting disease
Communicable diseases in animals
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Deer
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation
Elk

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