Another Indiana County reports the first case of chronic wasteful disease (CWD) less than a year after the state’s initial detection.
2.5 year old white tail gold Posey County The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tested it positive after being harvested by hunters in a news release later last week.
The county is located in the southwest of Indiana, on the border between CWD-positive Illinois and CWD-positive Kentucky. Lagrange Countythe state’s first lawsuit was discovered in April 2024. LagrangeCounty Abuts CWD positive Michigan. Other conditions across the border with the state of Indiana, Ohio, have also reported cases of fatal neurodegenerative disease.
During the 2025-2026 deer hunting season, DNR will strengthen surveillance efforts in Posey and surrounding counties to determine the extent of disease in this region.
“DNR will strengthen surveillance efforts in Posey County and surrounding counties during the 2025-2026 deer hunting season to determine the extent of disease in this region,” DNR said. “This allows biologists to develop target responses based on the prevalence of CWD in this region of Indiana. CWD testing will be voluntary for hunters in this region.”
The food does not neutralize the prion
CWD, a neck disease such as deer, moose, and elk, is caused by an infectious, misfolded protein called prions that spreads directly into the environment.
Although the disease is not known to infect humans, some experts say it can cause a disease similar to another prion disease, bovine sporotype encephalopathy (“crazy cow” disease). I’m afraid that I’m sexual. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns against eating meat from infected animals because cooking temperatures cannot disable prions.
