Chronic wasting disease found in another deer in Louisiana; 4 parishes now affected

By: Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 302

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Another case of fatal chronic wasting disease, a fatal infection that affects animals in the deer family, has been detected in Louisiana outside of the state’s existing prevention areas.

An adult doe caught in January by a hunter in Ouachita Parish tested positive for the disease, which attacks the brains and nervous systems of deer.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Tyler Bosworth issued an emergency declaration Thursday expanding the state’s disease …

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