MDWFP to Host Second CWD Public Meeting in Vicksburg
3/16/2018 6:00:00 PM
From MDWFP
VICKSBURG - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will host a public meeting to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at the Vicksburg Convention Center on Monday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. Presentations will be given by Dr. Margaret Wild, National Park Service Veterinarian and Cory Gray, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. In addition, MDWFP personnel will provide updates on Mississippi’s CWD Response Plan. Biologists, scientists, and Law Enforcement officials will be available to answer questions.
On February 9, 2018, the MDWFP was notified that a single sample collected from a white-tailed deer in Issaquena County tested positive for CWD, marking the first time the disease has ever been documented in Mississippi. Upon notification of the positive sample, the MDWFP enacted the CWD Response Plan. The disease is caused by a malformed protein or prion and is known to affect white-tailed deer and other related animals, such as elk, moose, and reindeer. There is no known treatment for CWD, which can only be confirmed through laboratory analysis.
For more information about Chronic Wasting Disease or to report a sick animal, visit www.mdwfp.com/cwd. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline.
