A captive elk herd in Meade County, similar to these, has been destroyed after one of the seven members displayed clinical symptoms of and later tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Photo courtesy US Department of Agriculture
A captive elk herd in Meade County, similar to these, has been destroyed after one of the seven members displayed clinical symptoms of and later tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Photo courtesy US Department of Agriculture
STURGIS — A small captive Meade County elk herd had two of its members test positive for chronic wasting disease and subsequently, the entire herd has been destroyed.
In March, a herd in Clark County had a single 21-month-old cow elk show clinical symptoms of chronic wasting disease. That animal was euthanized and samples were sent for testing to the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL) at South Dakota State University in Brookings. The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, later confirmed positive test results for the fatal disease.
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