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Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disorder that affects cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. It belongs to a group of conditions called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which are caused by abnormal forms of a protein known as a prion and which progressively damage the brain and nervous…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 1 peer-reviewed article cited Cited 1× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2474-3585 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disorder that affects cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. It belongs to a group of conditions called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which are caused by abnormal forms of a protein known as a prion and which progressively damage the brain and nervous system. Affected animals show gradual weight loss, behavioural changes, and loss of coordination, and the disease is always fatal. Because CWD can spread among cervid populations and persist in the environment, surveillance, prevention, and management are important concerns for wildlife health. Chronic wasting disease falls within the scope of Preventive Medicine And Care, which addresses disease prevention, monitoring, and management. While the condition specifically affects cervids, the broader principles of surveillance, early detection, and population health that guide preventive medicine apply to the monitoring and control of such diseases. Research in Preventive Medicine And Care examines how systematic monitoring and prevention strategies reduce the impact of disease across populations. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to chronic wasting disease and the preventive management of transmissible disease.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Preventive Medicine And Care (ISSN 2474-3585).

Journal editorial board
Heejung Kim · South Korea Monica Wang · United States Siddhartha Jonnalagadda · United States

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