12-01-2007, 12:10 AM
While there continues to be no known cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD)
in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, joined by<br />
veterinarians and laboratory technicians from the Pennsylvania and U.S.<br />
departments of Agriculture, will, once again, step up its efforts next week<br />
to verify that fact.
"Currently, there are no confirmed or suspected cases of CWD-infected deer<br />
or elk in Pennsylvania, and we are doing what we can to ensure that it stays<br />
that way," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. "We are<br />
planning to collect samples from 4,000 hunter-killed deer to test for CWD in<br />
the upcoming firearms deer season. Last year, we tested samples from more<br />
than 4,251 deer. CWD was not detected in any of the samples."
Game Commission deer aging teams will collect deer heads throughout the<br />
state beginning Tuesday, Nov. 27 - the second day of the state's two-week<br />
concurrent rifle deer season. The heads will be taken to the six Game<br />
Commission Region Offices, where samples will be collected for testing.
The CWD tests on these deer samples will be conducted at the University of<br />
Pennsylvania's veterinary diagnostic laboratory at the New Bolton Center in<br />
Chester County. Results are expected in 2008.
in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, joined by<br />
veterinarians and laboratory technicians from the Pennsylvania and U.S.<br />
departments of Agriculture, will, once again, step up its efforts next week<br />
to verify that fact.
"Currently, there are no confirmed or suspected cases of CWD-infected deer<br />
or elk in Pennsylvania, and we are doing what we can to ensure that it stays<br />
that way," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. "We are<br />
planning to collect samples from 4,000 hunter-killed deer to test for CWD in<br />
the upcoming firearms deer season. Last year, we tested samples from more<br />
than 4,251 deer. CWD was not detected in any of the samples."
Game Commission deer aging teams will collect deer heads throughout the<br />
state beginning Tuesday, Nov. 27 - the second day of the state's two-week<br />
concurrent rifle deer season. The heads will be taken to the six Game<br />
Commission Region Offices, where samples will be collected for testing.
The CWD tests on these deer samples will be conducted at the University of<br />
Pennsylvania's veterinary diagnostic laboratory at the New Bolton Center in<br />
Chester County. Results are expected in 2008.