The latest update from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic wasting disease, sometimes called “zombie deer disease” in the media, has spread to 24 American state and two Canadian provinces.
States to have reported the disease, known as CWD, include New York, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia.
