Chronic Wasting Disease Advisories The Advisories below
constitute a history of information sent out to the public via
email, fax and postal mailings regarding the Division's
statements and actions relative to Chronic Wasting Disease. The
purpose of this page is to provide a chronology of actions taken
by the Division. Regulations to Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease
Passed by Board ADVISORY-SEPTEMBER 2005: The Massachusetts
Fisheries & Wildlife Board voted unanimously at its September 28
meeting on Martha's Vineyard to institute regulations designed
to prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from entering the
Commonwealth. CWD is a fatal neurological disorder known to
affect white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and (just confirmed for
the first time in Colorado) moose. While research continues,
current information suggests that CWD is most likely caused and
transmitted by an abnormal protein present in the nervous system
and lymphatic tissue of infected animals. These abnormal
proteins, called prions, are very stab