First detection of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Trinity County deer-breeding facility

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (THAC) have confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a Trinity County deer-breeding facility. 

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) initially analyzed the samples of a two-year-old female white-tailed deer using postmortem testing conducted to meet CWD surveillance requirements for the facility, and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa confirmed the positive diagnosis. 

To learn more about Chronic Wasting Disease, read the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s article, “Oh, Deer: Heading Off a Wildlife Epidemic.”