CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
According to the game commission's website, surveillance of CWD and other diseases started in Pennsylvania in 1998.
The disease affects deer and elk. It is always fatal and there is no cure.
But one scientist is working on one.
The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania spoke Monday at the state Capitol in support of a researcher who says he has found the true cause of chronic wasting disease. The group announced a funding drive to help him complete his research.
The mainstream theory is that the disease is caused by a malformed protein called a prion.
Dr. Frank Dastian, of Louisiana State University's Department of Agriculture, believes the disease is caused by a previously undiscovered species of bacteria called spiroplasma.
https://www.abc27.com/news/state/hunting-group-rallies-behind-researcher-with-new-theory-on-fatal-deer-disease/1754680686
https://fox43.com/2019/02/04/pa-sportsmen-group-announces-partnership-for-cwd-cure-state-agencies-respond/