Baiting and supplemental feeding of wildlife are widespread, yet highly controversial
management practices, with important implications for ecosystems, livestock production, and …

Ungulate populations are important natural resources, associated with both costs and
benefits. Conflicts have arisen between stakeholders who benefit from high ungulate …

Complex and dynamic interactions involving domestic animals, wildlife, and humans create
environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases, or reemergence of diseases in …

Prions are misfolded infectious proteins responsible for a group of fatal neurodegenerative
diseases termed transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion diseases. Chronic …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of deer, elk, moose,
and reindeer (cervids) caused by misfolded prion proteins. The disease has been reported …

Free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are believed to be a self-sustaining
reservoir for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in northeastern Lower Michigan, USA. Although a …

Emerging foodborne pathogens present a threat to public health. It is now recognized that
several foodborne pathogens originate from wildlife as demonstrated by recent global …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is the only naturally occurring transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy affecting free-ranging wildlife populations. Transmission of CWD occurs by …

Animal tuberculosis (TB) control is globally important for public health, economics and
conservation. Wildlife species are often part of the M ycobacterium tuberculosis complex …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a Scientific Opinion: to revise the state
of knowledge about the differences between the chronic wasting disease (CWD) strains …