Chronic Wasting Disease and the Greater Yellowstone Area
Peterson MJ. 2005. Chronic Wasting Disease and the Greater Yellowstone Area. Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Inc.. Texas A&M University, TX
The objective of this review is to provide a concise summary of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids (deer family) that is directly relevant to natural resource managers, policy makers, and conservationists with the hope that this information may lead to better environmental policy. I address this objective in two steps. I first review CWD by discussing the emergence of the disease, its host range, characteristics of the disease in cervids, ecological relationships, and management options. I do not address CWD pathogenesis, histopathology, strain typing, or molecular features of the disease in any detail due to the purpose of this review. Those interested in these aspects of CWD and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) should see recent reviews by Silveira et al. (2004) and Williams (2005) for details. Second, I address how CWD might become established in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA), probable consequences of CWD occurring in the GYA, and options for avoiding this eventuality.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Peterson, Markus
- Date of Issue
- 2005-11-04
- Publisher
- Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Inc.
- Units
- GRTE
- Keywords
- Cervids, Chronic Wasting Disease, Deer, Disease, Greater Yellowstone Area, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, Wildlife Health