West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
www.wvdnr.gov
Joe Manchin III, Governor
Frank Jezioro, Director
News Release: December 17, 2007
Hoy Murphy, Public Information Officer (304) 558-2003 ext. 365
hmurphy@wvcommerce.org
Contact: Paul Johansen, Wildlife Resources Section (304) 558-2771
wildlife@wvdnr.gov
Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire
County, West Virginia
Preliminary test results have detected the Chronic Wasting
Disease (CWD) agent in five hunter-harvested deer collected in Hampshire
County during the 2007 deer firearms hunting season. “As part of our agency
’s ongoing and intensive CWD surveillance effort, samples were collected
from 1,285 hunter-harvested deer brought to game checking stations in
Hampshire County,” noted Frank Jezioro, Director for the West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources (DNR). The five CWD positive deer included
one 2.5 year-old doe, two 2.5 year-old bucks, one 3.5 year-old buck, and one
4.5 year-old buck. Four of the five deer were harvested within the
Hampshire County CWD Containment Area (i.e., that portion of Hampshire
County located North of U.S. Route 50). The fifth deer was also harvested
in Hampshire County, but it was killed outside the CWD Containment Area near
Yellow Springs, West Virginia.
CWD has now been detected in a total of 19 deer in Hampshire
County (i.e., one road-killed deer confirmed in 2005, four deer collected by
the DNR in 2005, five deer collected by the DNR in 2006, one hunter-harvest
deer taken during the 2006 deer season, three deer collected by the DNR in
2007 and five hunter-harvested deer taken during the 2007 deer season).
Operating within guidelines established by its CWD – Incident Response Plan,
the DNR has taken the steps necessary to implement appropriate management
actions designed to control the spread of this disease, prevent further
introduction of the disease, and possibly eliminate the disease from the
state.
The following disease management actions have been implemented
by the DNR within Hampshire County.
· Continue CWD surveillance efforts designed to determine the
prevalence and distribution of the disease.
· Lower deer population level to reduce the risk of spreading the
disease from deer to deer by implementing appropriate antlerless deer
hunting regulations designed to increase hunter opportunity to harvest
female deer;
· Establish reasonable, responsible and appropriate deer carcass
transport restrictions designed to lower the risk of moving the disease to
other locations;
· Establish reasonable, responsible and appropriate regulations
relating to the feeding and baiting of deer within the affected area to
reduce the risk of spreading of the disease from deer to deer.
“Landowner and hunter cooperation throughout this entire CWD
surveillance effort in Hampshire County has been fantastic,” Jezioro noted.
“As we strive to meet this wildlife disease challenge and implement
appropriate management strategies, the continued support and involvement of
landowners and hunters will be essential. The DNR remains committed to
keeping the public informed and involved in these wildlife disease
management actions.”
CWD is a neurological disease found in deer and elk, and it
belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies. The disease is thought to be caused by abnormal,
proteinaceous particles called prions that slowly attack the brain of
infected deer and elk, causing the animals to progressively become
emaciated, display abnormal behavior and invariably results in the death of
the infected animal. There is no known treatment for CWD, and it is fatal
for the infected deer or elk. It is important to note that currently there
is no evidence to suggest CWD poses a risk for humans or domestic animals.
“Our well trained and professional wildlife biologists, wildlife
managers and conservation officers are working diligently to fully implement
the DNR’s CWD – Incident Response Plan, which is designed to effectively
address this wildlife disease threat,” said Jezioro. “Hunters, landowners
and other members of the public should feel confident that we have some of
the best wildlife biologists and veterinarians in the world, including those
stationed at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study in Athens,
Georgia, working collaboratively on this situation.”
**DNR**
http://www.wvdnr.gov/http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States
http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/CJD QUESTIONNAIRE
http://cjdquestionnaire.blogspot.com/SCRAPIE USA
http://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/NOR-98 ATYPICAL SCRAPIE CASES USA
http://nor-98.blogspot.com/CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE MAD COW BASE UPDATE USA
http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy TME
http://transmissible-mink-encephalopathy.blogspot.com/CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/TSEAC
http://tseac.blogspot.com/vCJD case study highlights blood transfusion risk
http://vcjdblood.blogspot.com/Wednesday, October 24, 2007
MADCOW USDA the untold story
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/FOIA MAD SHEEP MAD RIVER VALLEY
DECLARATION OF EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF AN ATYPICAL T.S.E. (PRION DISEASE) OF FOREIGN ORIGIN IN THE UNITED STATES [Docket No. 00-072-1]
http://foiamadsheepmadrivervalley.blogspot.com/[Docket No. 03-025IFA] FSIS Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk
Materials for Human Food and Requirement for the Disposition of
Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
9/13/2005
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/03-025IFA/03-025IFA-2.pdf[Docket No. FSIS-2006-0011] FSIS Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/2006-0011/2006-0011-1.pdfSEAC 99 DECEMBER 14, 2007
Conclusions
14. Preliminary research findings suggest that the potential risk of
transmission of vCJD via dental procedures may be greater than previously
anticipated. Although this research is incomplete, uses an animal model
exposed to relatively high doses of infectivity, and there are no data from
infectivity studies on human oral tissues, these findings suggest an
increased possibility that vCJD may be relatively efficiently transmitted
via a range of dental procedures. Ongoing infectivity studies using human
oral tissues and the other studies suggested here will enable more precise
assessment of the risks of vCJD transmission through dental procedures.
Archive Number 20071105.3602
Published Date 05-NOV-2007
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease update 2007 (07)
PRION DISEASE UPDATE 2007 (07)
******************************
A ProMED-mail post
snip...
[2] USA: National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center
Date: June 2007
Source: National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (USA) [edited]
CJD Cases examined
----------------------
Year / Referrals / Prion disease / Sporadic / Familial / Iatrogenic / vCJD
1996 / 42 / 32 / 26 / 4 / 0 / 0
1997 / 115 / 68 / 57 / 9 / 0 / 0
1998 / 93 / 53 / 45 / 7 / 1 / 0
1999 / 114 / 69 / 61 / 8 / 0 / 0
2000 / 151 / 103 / 89 / 14 / 0 / 0
2001 / 208 / 116 / 106 / 9 / 0 / 0
2002 / 255 / 143 / 118 / 23 / 2 / 0
2003 / 272 / 174 / 132 / 41 / 0 / 0
2004 / 334 / 183 / 157 / 21 / 0 / 1*
2005 / 352 / 195 / 152 / 37 / 1 / 0
2006 / 372 / 186 / 143 / 30 / 0 / 1**
2007 / 120 / 68 / 35 / 7 / 0 / 0
TOTAL / 2428*** / 1390**** / 1121 / 210 / 4 / 2
*Acquired in UK
** Acquired in Saudi Arabia
*** Includes 17 inconclusive and 9 pending (1 from 2006, 8 from 2007.
**** Includes 17 non-vCJD type unknown (2 from 1996, 2 from 1997, 1
from 2001, 1 from 2003, 4 from 2004, 3 from 2005, 4 from 2006) and 36
type pending (2 from 2005, 8 from 2006, 26 from 2007).
Notes:
-- Cases are listed based on the year of death when available. If the
year of death is not available, the year of sample receipt is used.
-- Referrals: Cases with possible or probable prion disease from
which brain tissue or blood in the case of familial disease were submitted.
-- Inconclusive: Cases in which the samples were not sufficient to
make a diagnosis.
-- Non-vCJD type unknown are cases in which the tissue submitted was
adequate to establish the presence but not the type; in all cases,
vCJD could be excluded.
--
Communicated by:
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
[In submitting these data, Terry S. Singeltary Sr. draws attention to
the steady increase in the "type unknown" category, which, according
to their definition, comprises cases in which vCJD could be excluded.
The total of 26 cases for the current year (2007) is disturbing,
possibly symptomatic of the circulation of novel agents.
Characterization of these agents should be given a high priority. - Mod.CP]
http://www.promedmail.org/pls/askus/f?p=2400:1001:6833194127530602005::NO::F2400There is a growing number of human CJD cases, and they were presented last
week in San Francisco by Luigi Gambatti(?) from his CJD surveillance
collection.
He estimates that it may be up to 14 or 15 persons which display selectively
SPRPSC and practically no detected RPRPSC proteins.
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/transcripts/1006-4240t1.htmhttp://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/transcripts/2006-4240t1.pdfsee SEAC DECEMBER 14, 2007 MEETING
http://seac992007.blogspot.com/TSS
www.wvdnr.gov
Joe Manchin III, Governor
Frank Jezioro, Director
News Release: December 17, 2007
Hoy Murphy, Public Information Officer (304) 558-2003 ext. 365
hmurphy@wvcommerce.org
Contact: Paul Johansen, Wildlife Resources Section (304) 558-2771
wildlife@wvdnr.gov
Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire
County, West Virginia
Preliminary test results have detected the Chronic Wasting
Disease (CWD) agent in five hunter-harvested deer collected in Hampshire
County during the 2007 deer firearms hunting season. “As part of our agency
’s ongoing and intensive CWD surveillance effort, samples were collected
from 1,285 hunter-harvested deer brought to game checking stations in
Hampshire County,” noted Frank Jezioro, Director for the West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources (DNR). The five CWD positive deer included
one 2.5 year-old doe, two 2.5 year-old bucks, one 3.5 year-old buck, and one
4.5 year-old buck. Four of the five deer were harvested within the
Hampshire County CWD Containment Area (i.e., that portion of Hampshire
County located North of U.S. Route 50). The fifth deer was also harvested
in Hampshire County, but it was killed outside the CWD Containment Area near
Yellow Springs, West Virginia.
CWD has now been detected in a total of 19 deer in Hampshire
County (i.e., one road-killed deer confirmed in 2005, four deer collected by
the DNR in 2005, five deer collected by the DNR in 2006, one hunter-harvest
deer taken during the 2006 deer season, three deer collected by the DNR in
2007 and five hunter-harvested deer taken during the 2007 deer season).
Operating within guidelines established by its CWD – Incident Response Plan,
the DNR has taken the steps necessary to implement appropriate management
actions designed to control the spread of this disease, prevent further
introduction of the disease, and possibly eliminate the disease from the
state.
The following disease management actions have been implemented
by the DNR within Hampshire County.
· Continue CWD surveillance efforts designed to determine the
prevalence and distribution of the disease.
· Lower deer population level to reduce the risk of spreading the
disease from deer to deer by implementing appropriate antlerless deer
hunting regulations designed to increase hunter opportunity to harvest
female deer;
· Establish reasonable, responsible and appropriate deer carcass
transport restrictions designed to lower the risk of moving the disease to
other locations;
· Establish reasonable, responsible and appropriate regulations
relating to the feeding and baiting of deer within the affected area to
reduce the risk of spreading of the disease from deer to deer.
“Landowner and hunter cooperation throughout this entire CWD
surveillance effort in Hampshire County has been fantastic,” Jezioro noted.
“As we strive to meet this wildlife disease challenge and implement
appropriate management strategies, the continued support and involvement of
landowners and hunters will be essential. The DNR remains committed to
keeping the public informed and involved in these wildlife disease
management actions.”
CWD is a neurological disease found in deer and elk, and it
belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies. The disease is thought to be caused by abnormal,
proteinaceous particles called prions that slowly attack the brain of
infected deer and elk, causing the animals to progressively become
emaciated, display abnormal behavior and invariably results in the death of
the infected animal. There is no known treatment for CWD, and it is fatal
for the infected deer or elk. It is important to note that currently there
is no evidence to suggest CWD poses a risk for humans or domestic animals.
“Our well trained and professional wildlife biologists, wildlife
managers and conservation officers are working diligently to fully implement
the DNR’s CWD – Incident Response Plan, which is designed to effectively
address this wildlife disease threat,” said Jezioro. “Hunters, landowners
and other members of the public should feel confident that we have some of
the best wildlife biologists and veterinarians in the world, including those
stationed at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study in Athens,
Georgia, working collaboratively on this situation.”
**DNR**
http://www.wvdnr.gov/
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/
Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States
http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/
CJD QUESTIONNAIRE
http://cjdquestionnaire.blogspot.com/
SCRAPIE USA
http://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/
NOR-98 ATYPICAL SCRAPIE CASES USA
http://nor-98.blogspot.com/
CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE MAD COW BASE UPDATE USA
http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/
Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy TME
http://transmissible-mink-encephalopathy.blogspot.com/
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/
TSEAC
http://tseac.blogspot.com/
vCJD case study highlights blood transfusion risk
http://vcjdblood.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
MADCOW USDA the untold story
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/
FOIA MAD SHEEP MAD RIVER VALLEY
DECLARATION OF EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF AN ATYPICAL T.S.E. (PRION DISEASE) OF FOREIGN ORIGIN IN THE UNITED STATES [Docket No. 00-072-1]
http://foiamadsheepmadrivervalley.blogspot.com/
[Docket No. 03-025IFA] FSIS Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk
Materials for Human Food and Requirement for the Disposition of
Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
9/13/2005
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/03-025IFA/03-025IFA-2.pdf
[Docket No. FSIS-2006-0011] FSIS Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/2006-0011/2006-0011-1.pdf
SEAC 99 DECEMBER 14, 2007
Conclusions
14. Preliminary research findings suggest that the potential risk of
transmission of vCJD via dental procedures may be greater than previously
anticipated. Although this research is incomplete, uses an animal model
exposed to relatively high doses of infectivity, and there are no data from
infectivity studies on human oral tissues, these findings suggest an
increased possibility that vCJD may be relatively efficiently transmitted
via a range of dental procedures. Ongoing infectivity studies using human
oral tissues and the other studies suggested here will enable more precise
assessment of the risks of vCJD transmission through dental procedures.
Archive Number 20071105.3602
Published Date 05-NOV-2007
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease update 2007 (07)
PRION DISEASE UPDATE 2007 (07)
******************************
A ProMED-mail post
snip...
[2] USA: National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center
Date: June 2007
Source: National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (USA) [edited]
CJD Cases examined
----------------------
Year / Referrals / Prion disease / Sporadic / Familial / Iatrogenic / vCJD
1996 / 42 / 32 / 26 / 4 / 0 / 0
1997 / 115 / 68 / 57 / 9 / 0 / 0
1998 / 93 / 53 / 45 / 7 / 1 / 0
1999 / 114 / 69 / 61 / 8 / 0 / 0
2000 / 151 / 103 / 89 / 14 / 0 / 0
2001 / 208 / 116 / 106 / 9 / 0 / 0
2002 / 255 / 143 / 118 / 23 / 2 / 0
2003 / 272 / 174 / 132 / 41 / 0 / 0
2004 / 334 / 183 / 157 / 21 / 0 / 1*
2005 / 352 / 195 / 152 / 37 / 1 / 0
2006 / 372 / 186 / 143 / 30 / 0 / 1**
2007 / 120 / 68 / 35 / 7 / 0 / 0
TOTAL / 2428*** / 1390**** / 1121 / 210 / 4 / 2
*Acquired in UK
** Acquired in Saudi Arabia
*** Includes 17 inconclusive and 9 pending (1 from 2006, 8 from 2007.
**** Includes 17 non-vCJD type unknown (2 from 1996, 2 from 1997, 1
from 2001, 1 from 2003, 4 from 2004, 3 from 2005, 4 from 2006) and 36
type pending (2 from 2005, 8 from 2006, 26 from 2007).
Notes:
-- Cases are listed based on the year of death when available. If the
year of death is not available, the year of sample receipt is used.
-- Referrals: Cases with possible or probable prion disease from
which brain tissue or blood in the case of familial disease were submitted.
-- Inconclusive: Cases in which the samples were not sufficient to
make a diagnosis.
-- Non-vCJD type unknown are cases in which the tissue submitted was
adequate to establish the presence but not the type; in all cases,
vCJD could be excluded.
--
Communicated by:
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
[In submitting these data, Terry S. Singeltary Sr. draws attention to
the steady increase in the "type unknown" category, which, according
to their definition, comprises cases in which vCJD could be excluded.
The total of 26 cases for the current year (2007) is disturbing,
possibly symptomatic of the circulation of novel agents.
Characterization of these agents should be given a high priority. - Mod.CP]
http://www.promedmail.org/pls/askus/f?p=2400:1001:6833194127530602005::NO::F2400
There is a growing number of human CJD cases, and they were presented last
week in San Francisco by Luigi Gambatti(?) from his CJD surveillance
collection.
He estimates that it may be up to 14 or 15 persons which display selectively
SPRPSC and practically no detected RPRPSC proteins.
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/transcripts/1006-4240t1.htm
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/transcripts/2006-4240t1.pdf
see SEAC DECEMBER 14, 2007 MEETING
http://seac992007.blogspot.com/
TSS