It's not clear what soil characteristics are associated with the persistence of chronic wasting disease in deer,» says Nohra Mateus - Pinilla, veterinary epidemiologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey - Prairie Research Institute and study co-author. (sciencedaily.com)
The article, «Clay content and pH: soil characteristic associations with the persistent presence of chronic wasting disease in northern Illinois,» is published in Scientific Reports. (news.aces.illinois.edu)
Deer infected with chronic wasting disease are doomed to a slow and certain death, eventually wasting away as they lose the ability to eat and drink. (sciencedaily.com)