Officials in Manitoba are reporting what they say is the province's first case of chronic wasting disease, a nervous system disorder that affects large game animals.
Officials in Manitoba are reporting what they say is the province's first case of chronic wasting disease, a nervous system disorder that affects large game animals.
The province is immediately implementing a ban on hunting deer, moose, caribou and elk in the area to ensure the disease is not spread through the transport of a diseased carcass. "The province has immediately begun to plan for additional CWD surveillance actions in the area surrounding this finding and has reached out to multiple stakeholders, First Nations, Metis and other groups who need to be aware," the provincial news release stated.
To keep tainted meat out of the food supply, Saskatchewan and Alberta require deer and elk farmers to test every animal that dies on their farms, including slaughtered animals. If the disease is found on an Alberta farm, the herd is destroyed and the farmer is prohibited from restocking with animals susceptible to it.
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