On Oct. 24, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources released a statement that a deer harvested in Sidney Township in Montcalm County was suspected positive for chronic wasting disease.

Last year, there were seven cases of chronic wasting disease identified in Michigan out of about 4,000 tested deer. Since 2015, there have been 260 confirmed cases statewide, according to state data.

Chronic wasting disease is also not to be confused with deadly epizootic hemorrhagic disease, which is caused by an insect and kills like wildfire. It causes short-term herd damage.

State officials are warning hunters in two more counties to be on the lookout for chronic wasting disease before turning their deer into meatloaf or sausage. A 4-year-old buck in Pine River ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan. CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose. It causes a degeneration of the ...

There have been eight cases of chronic wasting disease have been found at deer farms since 2008, including the two new cases, the release said.

Michigan's Department of Natural Resources is part of a regional coalition tracking the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological condition found in white-tailed deer in the state.

Chronic wasting disease affects the central nervous system of white-tail deer, mule deer, elk and moose. Some infected animals will display abnormal behaviors, progressive weight loss and physical ...

A case of chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in a farmed white-tailed deer in mid-Michigan. The case involved a 7-year-old deer from Osceola County, the Michigan Department of Agriculture ...