With 2 CWD-positive deer, California becomes 34th state to report fatal disease
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 California has become the 34th state to detect chronic wasting disease (CWD), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced yesterday. On May 6, officials received confirmation of the fatal prion disease after submitting samples collected from two deer, one in Madera County near Yosemite Lakes in central California and the other in Inyo County near Bishop, southeast of Madera County. The Madera County deer was found dead