Confirmatory tests ruled out CWD in a B.C. deer, though six cases remain in the Kootenay region.

Confirmatory tests have ruled out chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer from B.C.’s Okanagan region, following an initial non-negative result. The animal, a white-tailed deer east of Enderby, was tested at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s lab using three methods, all yielding negative results. While six CWD cases remain confirmed in B.C., all are confined to the Kootenay region. Officials stress the importance of hunter participation in surveillance and urge continued reporting of sick or dead wildlife to monitor the disease’s spread.