Wildlife agencies in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are urging hunters to take precautions this fall and follow regulations to limit the spread of CWD, or Chronic Wasting Disease.

CWD is a fatal neurologic illness in deer, elk, moose, caribou, and other cervids. CWD is spread from animal to animal through feces, body fluids, and/or contaminated environments. Most animals with CWD appear normal until the fatal end stages of the disease, when they appear emaciated and lethargic with excessive salivation and urination. They also lose awareness and a fear of people. There is no cure for CWD, and the infection can only be confirmed through the tissue collected from the head of carcasses.

CWD was first detected last year in Spokane and Pend Oreille counties of Washington.It is found in 36 state

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