Chronic wasting disease found south of Melfort, brings number of cases up to 34 this year

Source: CBC News, November 7, 2018 

Disease has been identified in 45 of the province’s 83 wildlife management zones

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in more than half of Saskatchewan’s wildlife management zones, with the latest case coming from an animal killed south of Melfort.

The newest case was discovered in a 3.5-year-old elk bull that was submitted as part of the province’s voluntary CWD surveillance program.

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