Testing is expected to continue through January, with hundreds of samples to be processed in the latter half of the month.

A buck harvested in Mecosta County has been identified with chronic wasting disease, the Michigan Department of Natural ...

CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose. The chronic disease develops and spreads slowly.

A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mecosta County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

HPAI, commonly known as bird flu, is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes sickness and sometimes death in ...

The Michigan DNR advises waterfowl hunters on precautions against bird flu due to cases in wild and domestic birds, including cooking meat properly and wearing gloves when handling birds.

Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. An adult buck ...

Cases confirmed in two adult bucks — one in DPA 266 near Hawley, Minnesota, and the other in DPA 701 near Greenfield in ...

News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.