Epidemiological Investigation of Chronic Wasting Disease Detection in a New York State Red Deer Herd
Principal Investigator: Krysten Schuler
Public & Ecosystem Health
Email:
ks833@cornell.edu
Sponsor:
Federal Capacity Funds
Title:
Epidemiological Investigation of Chronic Wasting Disease Detection in a New York State Red Deer Herd
Project Amount:
$90,000
Project Period:
October 2025
to
September 2028
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a red deer herd in Herkimer County. It is unknown how CWD arrived since no cases of CWD have been reported in NYS wild or captive animals since 2005. Possible origins include: (1) spontaneous generation, (2) introduction from an external source, or (3) a previously undetected outbreak in wild deer. We propose an epidemiological investigation.