1. Infection detection.
- Author
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Barron, Matt
- Subjects
CHRONIC wasting disease ,ANIMAL diseases ,INFECTIONS in Elk - Abstract
The article reports that Saskatchewan and Alberta differ on how best to battle chronic wasting disease (CWD), a wildlife-killing disease. Alberta reported 24 new infections in June 2008. According to Darcy Whiteside of the Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, the province will continue its aggressive attempts to eradicate the disease, using intensive culls and quota hunts. Meanwhile, Saskatchewan reported the discovery of CWD in two female wild elk near Nipawin. The province tries to monitor and control its spread instead of eradicating CWD.
- Published
- 2008