Mecosta County buck found with CWD. ... Since chronic wasting disease was first detected in wild deer in 2015, more than 109,000 deer have been tested for CWD in Michigan.

The DNR said it CWD conducted previous testing from 2017 to 2019 in Mecosta County, with more than 5,600 deer tested and no positives identified during that time.

A buck harvested in Mecosta County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, adding it to 13 other counties including Isabella, Gratiot and Clare, where the disease has been identified in th… ...

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An adult buck harvested in Millbrook Township has tested positive for chronic wasting ...

Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. (WBPN/WGTU)-- Chronic wasting disease has been identified in two female deer in Mecosta County, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says.

Two captive deer test positive for CWD. News; Fatal wasting disease strikes Michigan deer farm. Published: ; Jan. 20, 2017, 9:30 p.m.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials have scheduled two public meetings this month to discuss the recent discovery of chronic wasting disease at a deer farm in Mecosta County. A meeting ...

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An adult buck harvested in Millbrook Township has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.Mecosta is now the 14th Mich ...

This is the second time CWD has been found in an agricultural captive-breeding facility in Michigan, the last in 2008. News Sports Autos Entertainment Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals SPORTS ...

CWD has been detected at ten Michigan cervid farms in Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm and Newaygo counties since 2008. The department says there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in humans.

This is the first case of a Mecosta County CWD positive farmed deer since January 2017, when a different farmer submitted two positive samples, DNR wildlife biologist Ryan Soulard said.