Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Oklahoma
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00385 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.650Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Aug 14, 2014Award Ceiling: $32,250Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 08, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose. First recognized in 1967 in captive mule deer in Colorado, CWD now affects free-ranging cervids in at least 15 states and 2 Canadian provinces. Research suggests that transmission may occur via several routes, with environmental contamination likely playing a significant role. In 1998, a captive elk herd in central Oklahoma was diagnosed with CWD. Infected animals in this herd originated in Montana, and although the herd was depopulated in September 2002, there remains the concern for possible exposure of native wild deer populations. Since that time numerous captive cervid facilities have developed in Oklahoma. Additionally, CWD has been located in free-ranging animals in multiple states including Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Missouri. From 1997 to 2012, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) Veterinary Services, and the Okl...
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