The Republic A tiny spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in Indiana among white-tail deer.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced a second CWD case within the state’s borders in late February, found in Posey County.
Although deer hunting season does not begin until September, the news was released to the public for informational purposes, said state deer biologist Joe Caudell.
While CWD proves fatal to the animals through the neurological illness, no person has been affected by eating meat taken from a diseased deer in any of the 36 U.S. states where CWD-infected deer have been located.