National Wildlife Disease Program (NWDP)
Recent Activities: MARYLAND
| DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
- avian influenza
- West Nile virus
- chronic wasting disease
- botulism
SPECIAL INTEREST
Maryland still negative for chronic wasting disease
(2008)
WDB Emanueli collected two chronic wasting disease samples (CWD) from
whitetail deer as part of a direct control project. These samples will
be provided to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) deer
project leaders to be included with their statewide CWD surveillance
efforts. MDNR reports that 983 whitetail deer have been tested since
the start of the 2007/2008 hunting season and all have been negative
for CWD. This brings the total to over 4,600 deer tested negative over
the past six years in Maryland.
Maryland submits samples from nutria for tularemia
(2008)
Wildlife Services trappers collected samples from 10 nutria
for submission to CDC for tularemia testing. To date, all samples have
tested negative.
Contact:
Wildlife Disease Biologist Daniel Emanueli (MD/DE/Washington DC)
(410)349-8055
Daniel.C.Emanueli@aphis.usda.gov
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