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May 20, 2020Jefferson City, Mo. |  By: Andrew Wegley

MDC releases new report on CWD in deer


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation reports it has finished its testing efforts for chronic wasting disease for the 2019-2020 surveillance year.

The new reports came with 46 new confirmed cases of the deadly deer disease. But MDC spokesperson Joe Jerek told KXCV/KRNW that even with the new cases, Missouri has been able to limit the spread of the disease.

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These new findings bring the total number of chronic wasting disease cases in the state up to 162.