SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has confirmed four new cases of chronic wasting disease in Eastern Washington. This brings the total number of cases in the state to six.
All four recent cases involved hunter-harvested male white-tailed deer.
Three of these deer were taken within five miles of the first two positive cases in Spokane County.
The fourth case was confirmed several miles north near Davis Lake in Pend Oreille County.
Samples from these deer were collected by WDFW staff in mid-to-late November. With most deer, elk, and moose hunting seasons now over, WDFW plans to continue testing animals for chronic wasting disease.
The department encourages people to report any sick or dead animals they encounter.
