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New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in Zavala County, Texas. This is the first detection of NWS in United States since northward progression from Central America was began in 2023. The affected animal is a 3-week-old calf and larvae were identified in its umbilical area. No suspect cases have been reported in Kentucky....
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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has confirmed a new case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Ballard County. This is the third case of CWD confirmed in Kentucky’s wild deer population, and the second case in Ballard County.
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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources would like to remind the public of the ongoing presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Kentucky...
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New Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance measures are now in effect for multiple Kentucky counties...
Officials have scheduled a public meeting in Pulaski County to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease...
WILDLIFE HEALTH PROGRAM NEWSLETTERWinter 2025
A fatal neurologic disease affecting white-tailed deer, elk, and other cervids.
An infectious viral disease affecting wild and domestic birds.
An invasive parasitic fly whose larvae infests living wildlife.
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