A deadly disease that plagues deer was recently detected in the remains of a road-killed deer in Florida — marking the first known instance of the illness found in the state, the Florida Fish ...

Also known as “zombie deer disease,” chronic wasting disease is a contagious infection similar to mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The disease has been detected in animals ...

Two friends who hunted deer together at the same lodge contracted an extremely rare brain disease and died, raising fears that they may have been infected by contaminated venison. A team of ...

A Georgia woman who was diagnosed with brain cancer last May went deer hunting for the first time recently and bagged an 8-point buck. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday ...

A deer farm in Wisconsin is under quarantine after testing positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a highly contagious and fatal brain disease. Scientists with the National Veterinary Services ...

Just make sure to properly cook it. You might never catch prions from deer, but any kind of undercooked meat is liable to have germs or parasites that can still make you sick, including game meat.

Yellowstone National Park has confirmed its first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on Tuesday after a deer carcass in the park tested positive for the highly contagious and fatal brain disease.

Of the 15,000 to 25,000 deer killed in the eradication zone, 450 to 750 are expected to have the wasting disease, said Doris Olander, who is in charge of disposal for the department.