The disease, similar to mad cow disease in cattle, is caused by an infectious protein. When a deer starts showing symptoms, ...

Chronic wasting disease detected in Roanoke, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski counties as Virginia releases new surveillance ...

First, the deer may sway, stagger and drool. It could look frail and confused. And eventually, according to the Virginia Department of Wild Resources (DWR), it dies. This is the progression of chronic ...