@CIDRAP_CWD

CIDRAP's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Program provides current and and authoritative information on CWD, a fatal prion disease in cervids such as deer and elk.

 University of Minnesota
cidrap.umn.edu/cwd
Joined December 2019
  • Tweets672
  • Following317
  • Followers422
209Media
Saskatchewan walks back plan to end CWD testing of hunter-harvested cervids after stiff pushback cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasti… Photo: Steve Wall / Flickr cc
1
3
58
CWD digest: Disease reaches new areas in Wyoming, Wisconsin, as Michigan detects case on farm cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasti… Photo: Bureau of Land Management / Flickr cc
46
Register for CIDRAP’s November 17 webinar, Hosts, Pathogens, and Population Feedbacks: How Density Shapes Disease and Disease Shapes Density in Wildlife, with Sonja Christensen, PhD, moderated by Cory Anderson, PhD. Register at z.umn.edu/nov26
3
4
361
Explaining prions can be difficult. To help, here are the basics of prions from our recent webinar on the fate and behavior of prions in aquatic environments. Watch the webinar for the full discussion: bit.ly/3SsaMmO @CIDRAP_CWD
2
56
For the latest chronic wasting disease detections, news, and research findings, sign up for CIDRAP's free monthly CWD newsletter at cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter Photo: Bill VanderMolen / Flickr cc
Three does looking off into distance

ALT Three does looking off into distance

2
56
As we head into deer-hunting season, the just-published October CIDRAP CWD Newsletter features the latest publications from the US Geological Survey, as well as state and provincial news and recent literature mailchi.mp/umn/chronic-wasti…
🤖 Made with AI
1
1
2
1,034
Sign up to receive CIDRAP's new Wildlife Interface Newsletter, a free monthly digest of the latest developments in wildlife disease, zoonotic surveillance, One Health research, and public policy: cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter
85
For the latest chronic wasting disease detections, news, and research findings, sign up for CIDRAP's free monthly #CWD newsletter at cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter Photo: Bill VanderMolen / Flickr cc
3
3
97
Read the just-published September CIDRAP CWD Newsletter for a link to our recent waterborne prion transport webinar, stories on topics like interspecies spread of CWD prions, state news, and recent studies. mailchi.mp/umn/chronic-wasti…
1
1
1
1,136
CWD strikes deer farms in 3 Michigan counties, 2 for the first time cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasti… Photo: Brian Hoffmann / Flickr cc
1
4
70
Missed our recent webinar? Here are some key takeaways from CIDRAP's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Project's recent webinar on the fate and behavior of prions in aquatic environments. Watch the webinar for the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=W9QnD1fs…

From Soils to Streams: Characterizing Waterborne Prion Transport

In this webinar, researchers from the University of Minnesota share...

youtube.com
3
4
157
CIDRAP CWD retweeted
CIDRAP@CIDRAPAug 21
How do prions cause disease? This clip is from @CIDRAP_CWD's webinar. It explains the basics of prions, shares findings on the fate & behavior of prions in aquatic environments & discusses what that means for our understanding of CWD transmission & spread bit.ly/4qrI3eJ
1
5
8
1,112
View our recent webinar, From Soils to Streams: Characterizing Waterborne Prion Transport. Drs. Diana Karwan, Anu Li, and Stuart Lichtenberg discuss recent work with hydrologic prion movement and its implications, moderated by Dr. Cory Anderson. youtube.com/watch?v=W9QnD1fs…
2
1
111
Deer farms in 2 Wisconsin counties quarantined after CWD identified Both Crawford and Portage counties had previously reported cases in farm-raised deer. cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasti… Photo: Margaret Bourne / Flickr cc
1
1
3
134
CIDRAP CWD retweeted
CIDRAP@CIDRAPAug 17
Deer farms in 2 Wisconsin counties quarantined after CWD identified Both Crawford and Portage counties had previously reported cases in farm-raised deer. Read more: bit.ly/4ziq0f3 📷: Margaret Bourne / Flickr cc
Elk on farm

ALT Elk on farm

12
25
1,224
CIDRAP CWD retweeted
CIDRAP CWD@CIDRAP_CWDAug 3
Register for our Aug 12 webinar, “From Soils to Streams: Characterizing Waterborne Prion Transport.” Drs. Diana Karwan, Anu Li, and Stuart Lichtenberg will discuss recent work with hydrologic prion movement and implications for CWD management. z.umn.edu/pw26
2
3
479
Minnesota identifies CWD in Washington County deer for first time cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasti… Photo: Shane Kemp / Flickr cc
3
3
3
1,977
CIDRAP CWD retweeted
CIDRAP@CIDRAPJul 30
Study finds interspecies spread of CWD prions, experts debate significance for humans The findings don't confirm that the fatal disease is a threat to ppl but do offer important clues to what infection might look like in ppl. bit.ly/4fHXDh0 📷: boris doesborg/Flickr cc
Two macaques with baby

ALT Two macaques with baby

5
2
9
1,290
For the latest chronic wasting disease detections, news, and research findings, sign up for CIDRAP's free monthly CWD newsletter at cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter Photo: Joseph Gage / Flickr cc
1
2
3
117
Register for our Aug 12 webinar, “From Soils to Streams: Characterizing Waterborne Prion Transport.” Drs. Diana Karwan, Anu Li, and Stuart Lichtenberg will discuss recent work with hydrologic prion movement and implications for CWD management. z.umn.edu/pw26
2
3
479
Load more