Wildlife officials race to contain contagious deer illness

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Florida has increased surveillance after two new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were found in deer.

CWD is a fatal and contagious brain disorder similar to mad cow disease that affects deer.

While there is no evidence it can infect humans, officials warn against eating meat from infected animals.

The state of Florida has stepped up surveillance along the Alabama and Georgia borders after confirmation of two new cases of a contagious brain disorder in deer that is similar to mad cow disease.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Oct. 7 confirmed a year-and-a-half old doe, killed by a vehicle in Holmes County not far from the Alabama border, is the state’s second case of chronic wasting disease , or CWD.

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