Influence of genetic relatedness and spatial proximity on chronic wasting disease infection among female whitetailed deer D. A. Grear etal.Social transmission of CWD
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Daniel A. Grear*, Michael D. Samuel, Kim T. Scribner, Byron V. Weckworth and Julie A. Langenberg Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706, USA; US Geological Survey, Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4, Canada; and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2801 Progress Rd, Madison, WI 53716, USA
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Disease Patterns in the CWD Eradication Zone Final Report
Project Summary: This project investigated the infection patterns of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Disease Eradication Zone (DEZ) in south-central Wisconsin. Infection patterns related to age and sex, vulnerability of infected animals to harvest, and factors related to transmission of CWD among adult females were determined in this study. Findings in the research project are summarized a...
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