Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in 31 US states and four Canadian provinces in free-ranging cervids and/or commercial captive cervid facilities. CWD has been detected in free-ranging cervids in 31 states and three provinces and in captive cervid facilities in 18 states and three provinces.
Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in North America (Updated)
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| State | Free-ranging cervids | Captive cervids |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Y | |
| Arkansas | Y | |
| Colorado | Y | Y |
| Idaho | Y | |
| Illinois | Y | Y |
| Iowa | Y | Y |
| Florida | Y | |
| Kansas | Y | Y |
| Louisiana | Y | |
| Maryland | Y | |
| Michigan | Y | Y |
| Minnesota | Y | Y |
| Mississippi | Y | |
| Missouri | Y | Y |
| Montana | Y | Y |
| Nebraska | Y | Y |
| New Mexico | Y | |
| New York | Y | Y |
| North Carolina | Y | |
| North Dakota | Y | |
| Ohio | Y | Y |
| Oklahoma | Y | Y |
| Pennsylvania | Y | Y |
| South Dakota | Y | Y |
| Tennessee | Y | |
| Texas | Y | Y |
| Utah | Y | Y |
| Virginia | Y | |
| West Virginia | Y | Y |
| Wisconsin | Y | Y |
| Wyoming | Y |
| Province | Free-ranging cervids | Captive Cervids |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Y |
Y |
| Manitoba | Y | |
| Quebec | Y | |
| Saskatchewan | Y | Y |
| Country | Free-ranging cervids | Captive cervids |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Y | Y |
| Finland | Y | |
| Norway | Y | |
| South Korea | Y | |
| Sweden | Y | |
| United States | Y | Y |
Data on CWD positive counties and states in the United States is released annually at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HQKKFO.
Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the Conterminous United States
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Home Zip Codes of Hunters Harvesting Deer in Dane, Iowa, Richland, and Sauk Counties, Wisconsin, 2016-2017
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- Overview
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in 31 US states and four Canadian provinces in free-ranging cervids and/or commercial captive cervid facilities. CWD has been detected in free-ranging cervids in 31 states and three provinces and in captive cervid facilities in 18 states and three provinces.
Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in North America (Updated)
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Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in North America, updated November 24, 2023. Distribution of CWD in the United States
State Free-ranging cervids Captive cervids Alabama Y Arkansas Y Colorado Y Y Idaho Y Illinois Y Y Iowa Y Y Florida Y Kansas Y Y Louisiana Y Maryland Y Michigan Y Y Minnesota Y Y Mississippi Y Missouri Y Y Montana Y Y Nebraska Y Y New Mexico Y New York Y Y North Carolina Y North Dakota Y Ohio Y Y Oklahoma Y Y Pennsylvania Y Y South Dakota Y Y Tennessee Y Texas Y Y Utah Y Y Virginia Y West Virginia Y Y Wisconsin Y Y Wyoming Y Distribution of CWD in Canada
Province Free-ranging cervids Captive Cervids Alberta Y Y
Manitoba Y Quebec Y Saskatchewan Y Y Distribution of CWD Globally
Country Free-ranging cervids Captive cervids Canada Y Y Finland Y Norway Y South Korea Y Sweden Y United States Y Y Data on CWD positive counties and states in the United States is released annually at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HQKKFO.
Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the Conterminous United States
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Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the Conterminous United States. Updated on March 6, 2022. Home Zip Codes of Hunters Harvesting Deer in Dane, Iowa, Richland, and Sauk Counties, Wisconsin, 2016-2017
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Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Home Zip Codes of Hunters Harvesting Deer in Dane, Iowa, Richland, and Sauk Counties in Wisconsin from 2016-2017(Credit: Bryan Richards, USGS. Public domain.)
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