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Chronic wasting disease rate in hunters’ deer climbs to 14 percent in Pennsylvania’s hardest hit area Updated 10:16 AM; Today 10:16 AM Deer confirmed to have chronic wasting disease climbed to its highest rate last year in Pennsylvanias hot zone. Facebook Share Deer killed by hunters in the 2020-21 hunting seasons in Pennsylvania’s hot zone for chronic wasting disease were found to be infected with the disease at a rate of 14 percent, up from 8 percent the previous hunting license year....

The PA Game Commission HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission monitors the effects of chronic wasting disease (CWD) year-round, but the most intense surveillance efforts coincide with Pennsylvania’s deer hunting seasons. With those seasons now closed, the public can begin to view the results of these efforts on the CWD Surveillance Dashboard, which is available online at https://pgcdatacollection.pa.gov/CWDResultsLookup. The CWD Surveillance Dashboard is updated weekly and features a...