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Committee discusses CWD testing, incident response and forms subcommittee to draft public protocol
Summary
Members debated who should respond to injured deer, clarified testing and handling procedures for chronic wasting disease (CWD), and appointed a subcommittee—led by Jason Dennis—to write a public protocol and coordinate with Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Committee members spent the meeting debating responsibilities and protocols for responding to injured or sick deer after a recent resident letter and several local incidents.
Randy, the committee’s deer manager, described the testing chain used for suspected chronic wasting disease cases: local samples are sent to Austin; if positive or for confirmatory testing, samples can be sent to Texas A&M and then to a national laboratory for confirmation. Randy told the committee, “the 10 samples we have sent in for the TTP were all non-detect,” and explained that Parks and Wildlife typically does not contact local staff unless a test…
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