Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.

A mysterious disease is spreading among deer populations in the U.S., and scientists are calling it ‘Zombie Deer’ Disease.

The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.5-year-old male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in Lanier County. Officials received the ...

Chronic wasting disease — also known as CWD or “zombie deer disease” — spreads through highly infectious prions, deformed proteins that accumulate in the animal's body. Those prions pass into the ...

Wildlife authorities in Georgia are warning about 'zombie deer disease' after the state's first case. A white-tail deer in Lanier County contracted the devastating neurological disease ...

ATLANTA — Georgia wildlife officials on Monday presented their strategy for mitigating the so-called "zombie deer" disease known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), following the first-ever ...

Tina Johannsen with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) — sometimes referred to as "Zombie deer disease" — was first reported in the 1960's in Colorado.

ATLANTA — Wildlife officials are warning the first case of “zombie deer disease” has shown up in Georgia. Its actual name is Chronic Wasting Disease. The fatal disease can spread quickly in ...

As the disease progresses, deer exhibit behaviors that make them appear zombie-like. Scholars and doctoral students, led by Marcelo Jorge, at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources ...