Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources plans to increase partnerships with farmers to help manage deer populations and ...

The diversity of wildlife in Alberta surpasses that in many other Canadian jurisdictions. Resident wild species can range from ants and antelope to walleye and whiskeyjacks, and includes naturally ...

Bovine tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to man, the DNR said. It is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium ...

A new report has highlighted the devastating impacts bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has on the health and wellbeing of farmers throughout the UK. The report was commissioned by The Farming Community ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs but can also spread to other parts of the body. It;s transmitted through the air when someone with TB coughs ...

Health officials are raising the alarm over a large and ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas. According to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the cases have ...

Bovine TB continues to pop up in Michigan ... officials at the agriculture department confirmed Tuberculosis normally spreads through wild deer, mostly in a four-county area in Michigan's Lower ...

The zones have been in effect since 2014. Bovine tuberculosis was detected in wild deer from Benzie, Crawford, and Otsego counties during the 2023 deer hunting season, Michigan Department of ...

However, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources found at least 13 cases in wild deer last year, all within that four-county area. Bovine tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that can affect ...

A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest shows lesions (tubercles, pink) caused by tuberculosis (TB) consisting of infected dead tissue. Treatment for the highly contagious disease requires ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if ...