Deer (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Deer

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Researchers at the University of Missouri have found chronic wasting disease – a fatal illness found in deer that affects their neurological system and causes chronic weight loss – has spread fivefold among Kansas counties, raising concerns about the spread of the disease and the importance of educating hunters about it.

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MU

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