The National Veterainary Service Laboratories in Iowa failed to confirm a positve CWD case from the Kerr County WMA. Staff still destroyed all captive deer to prevent the potential spread.
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January 24, 2024
National lab does not confirm CWD at Kerr facility
The National Veterinary Service Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa recently notified Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) that additional testing at their facility did not confirm a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a 14-month-old captive male white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) research facility.