Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Chronic Wasting Disease

Adopted Rule (17 Ill.Adm.Code 635) (effective 12/27/02) (pdf version can be downloaded here)

IDNR Press Releases:

IDNR Reports
FOLLOW-UP SAMPLING OF DEER FINDS SEVEN ADDITIONAL CASES OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN BOONE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES (April 22, 2003)
ALL TESTING OF FIREARM SEASON DEER COMPLETE - NO NEW CWD CASES FOUND (March 12, 2003)
DNR TO DO ADDITIONAL CWD TESTING (February 5, 2003)
CWD CASES STAND AT SEVEN IN ILLINOIS (January 3, 2003)
THREE MORE POSITIVE CWD CASES FOUND IN ILLINOIS (December 16, 2002)
RULE CHANGES REGARDING CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (December 4, 2002)
SURVEILLANCE PLANS FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE ANNOUNCED FOR FIREARM DEER SEASON (November 15, 2002)
POSITIVE CWD CASE FOUND IN ILLINOIS (November 1, 2002)
EMERGENCY RULE FILED TO HELP PREVENT CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE FROM REACHING ILLINOIS (July 30, 2002)
IMPORT OF DEER AND ELK BANNED TO PREVENT SPREAD OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (April 19, 2002)
STATE TAKING ACTION TO PREVENT CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE FROM COMING TO ILLINOIS (April 3, 2002)

Frequently Asked Questions

Chronic Wasting Disease: What Illinois' Hunters Need to Know (pdf, 8.5x14" paper)

CWD Test Results

Locations of CWD-Positive Deer (jpg image)

Other sites on CWD:

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/cwd/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/bse/bseparentqa.htm
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
http://www.cwd-info.org/
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/chronic_wasting/chronic_wasting.html
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
http://www.iafwa.org/CWD.htm
U.S. Department of the Interior
http://www.doi.gov/cwd/
Illinois Department of Agriculture
http://agr.state.il.us/AnimalHW/cwd/