纽约州斯帕塔镇野鹿确诊慢性消耗病 系2005年以来首例野生鹿病例
纽约州利文斯顿县斯帕塔镇发现该州自2005年以来首例野生鹿慢性消耗病病例，纽约州环境保护厅11月6日宣布了这一检测结果。患病鹿是一头成年雌性白尾鹿，在利文斯顿县南部斯帕塔镇被猎获，样本纳入环境保护厅全州年度野生鹿监测计划，由康奈尔大学纽约州兽医诊断实验室检测并复核确认，美国农业部国家兽医服务实验室正在做进一步检测。
慢性消耗病是一种始终致命的传染病，会侵害鹿、驼鹿和马鹿的大脑与中枢神经系统。环境保护厅表示，由于弓箭狩猎季正在进行、常规火器季本月晚些时候才开始，部门将首先依靠猎人送检的样本来确定疫情的范围和流行程度，再决定进一步的采样与管控措施。收集站定于11月12日投入使用，供管控区内成功猎获野鹿的猎人送交样本检测。
Wild Deer in Sparta, New York, Confirmed With Chronic Wasting Disease in State's First Wild Case Since 2005
SPARTA, N.Y. — A wild deer in the town of Sparta, Livingston County, has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first such case in a wild deer in New York State since 2005, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on November 6. The deer, an adult female white-tailed deer harvested in Sparta in southern Livingston County, was sampled under the department's annual statewide wild deer surveillance program; the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell University confirmed the result, and the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory is conducting further testing.
Chronic wasting disease is an always-fatal contagious disease that attacks the brain and central nervous system of deer, moose and elk. With the archery season under way and the regular firearms season starting later this month, the department said it will first rely on hunter-submitted samples to determine the scope and prevalence of the disease before deciding on further sampling and management measures. A collection station is set to open on November 12 for hunters in the containment area who harvest deer to submit samples for testing.
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