Cryo-EM structure of a natural prion: chronic wasting disease fibrils from deer

P Alam, F Hoyt, E Artikis, J Soukup, AG Hughson… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a widely distributed prion disease of cervids with
implications for wildlife conservation and also for human and livestock health. The structures …

Where We Stand on Chronic Wasting Disease: A Systematic Literature Review of Its Prevalence Patterns, Impacts, and Management Interventions

S Bhattarai, RK Grala, NC Poudyal, SM Tanger… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
With 100% fatality and no cure, chronic wasting disease (CWD) has infected cervids in
multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, Europe, and South Korea. Despite …

Oral vaccination as a potential strategy to manage chronic wasting disease in wild cervid populations

S Napper, HM Schatzl - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Prion diseases are a novel class of infectious disease based in the misfolding of the cellular
prion protein (PrPC) into a pathological, self-propagating isoform (PrPSc). These fatal …

Predicting chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer at the county scale using machine learning

MS Ahmed, BJ Hanley, CI Mitchell, RC Abbott… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Continued spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) through wild cervid herds negatively
impacts populations, erodes wildlife conservation, drains resource dollars, and challenges …

Dynamics of CWD prion detection in feces and blood from naturally infected white-tailed deer

F Bravo‐Risi, P Soto, R Benavente, TA Nichols… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease affecting cervids. Confirmatory testing of
CWD is currently performed postmortem in obex and lymphoid tissues. Extensive evidence …

Evaluation of RT-QuIC Diagnostic Performance for Chronic Wasting Disease Detection Using Elk (Cervus canadensis) Ear Punches

DN Bryant, RJ Larsen, KJ Bondo… - The Journal of …, 2025 - meridian.allenpress.com
Sensitive and specific antemortem diagnostic tests are a prerequisite for effective
management of chronic wasting disease (CWD). Paired with readily accessible samples that …

The effectiveness of harvest for limiting wildlife disease: Insights from 20 years of chronic wasting disease in Wyoming

WE Moss, J Binfet, LE Hall, SE Allen… - Ecological …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Effective, practical options for managing disease in wildlife populations are limited,
especially after diseases become established. Removal strategies (eg, hunting or culling) …

Hunter willingness-to-pay for disease testing: Evidence from chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer

RK Adhikari, NC Poudyal, LI Muller… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Using the case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer, we estimated hunters'
willingness-to-pay (WTP) for testing their game and determined how their perception of …

Knowledge, Beliefs, Agency Trust, and Perceived Risks Associated With Chronic Wasting Disease Among Kansas, North Dakota, and Illinois Deer Hunters

JJ Vaske, CA Miller - Environment and Behavior, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We examined the relationships among knowledge about CWD, normative beliefs about
CWD management, perceived trust in the managing agency, and perceived risks to deer …

Spatiotemporal occupancy patterns of chronic wasting disease

AJ Davis, S Hesting, L Jaster, JE Mosley… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Chronic wasting disease (CWD) among cervids in Kansas has seen a
consistent rise over the years, both in terms of the number of infections and its geographical …