The British Columbia government says testing has confirmed a sample from a deer harvested in the Okanagan region was negative for chronic wasting disease.

Chronic wasting disease is an infectious and fatal illness affecting species such as deer, elk, moose and caribou.

A statement from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship last month said a hunter-submitted a sample taken from the white-tailed deer killed east of Enderby and the results of initial testing suggested the disease may be present.

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It said at the time that, if confirmed, it would be the first detection in B.C. outside an existing management zone in the Kootenay area.

The ministry said in a statement that the sample was sent to the Canadian

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