CWD prevalence in Wisconsin

Prevalence is the proportion or percentage of a population that tests positive for a disease. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prevalence depends on the deer's location, sex and age. Since testing is done regionally, results can't be used to estimate the statewide prevalence.

Analyses of the geographic distribution of disease show that the disease is not evenly distributed throughout the affected area. Disease prevalence is much higher near the centers of each infection and declines with increasing distance from the center, as would be expected with this introduced disease which is now endemic in southern Wisconsin.

Adult deer have a higher prevalence than yearlings, and males have a higher prevalence than females.

CWD Prevalence Trends

Click on the map below to view prevalence graphs by deer sex and age. The prevalence depicted in the graphs is estimated using hunter-harvest testing. Areas included were selected based on historical analysis and the disease's geographic distribution. The sections highlighted on the map are the deer killed during the current CWD year that tested positive for CWD.

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