Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...

Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.

SCIENTISTS have warned ‘zombie deer disease’, fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically ...

So-called “chronic wasting disease” (CWD)—colloquially referred to as “zombie deer disease,” a similar ... cow disease”; ...

The disease — which is 100% fatal — causes a deer's nervous system to shut down until they die, but there's no evidence of the disease spreading to humans.

A 'zombie deer' disease that is fatal to every animal it infects could soon spill over into humans — if it hasn't already, according to an alarming new report. Experts have been warning for ...

The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.5-year-old male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in Lanier County. Officials received the ...

What is mad cow disease - and why is it dangerous to humans? Chronic wasting disease (CWD) - dubbed “zombie deer disease” - has infected deer, elk and moose across 24 US states and two ...

ATLANTA — Georgia wildlife officials are sending out a warning after a deer tested positive for what is known as “zombie deer disease.” It’s actual name is Chronic Wasting Disease and is a ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), also known as "zombie deer disease," has officially spread to 24 US states. The neurodegenerative disease affects hoofed animals like elk, reindeer, moose and ...

The “zombie virus” theory crops up days after researchers revived a number of "zombie viruses" from Siberian permafrost, including one thought to be nearly 50,000 years old. The amoeba virus ...