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.
1522-3264;
Chronic wasting disease Communicable diseases in animals Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Deer Diseases--Causes and theories of causation Elk