USA: Gettysburg and Eisenhower Parks Respond to Chronic Wasting Disease Finding

7 November 2012: Two confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Adams County


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October 23, 2012
Contact: Zach Bolitho, (717) 334-1124, x. 4408

The National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) and Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS) are evaluating impacts to the parks' deer management program in response to a recent finding of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer near Gettysburg, Pa.

A portion of the park is within the Disease Management Area defined by the Pa. Game Commission. Proximity of the case to the park activates National Park Service policy to increase disease surveillance and limit the likelihood of disease spread...

Source: Gettysburg and Eisenhower Parks Respond to Chronic Wasting Disease Finding
Author: National Park Service

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