Chronic Wasting Disease Test Results

From this page hunters will be able to access the test result of their deer or their elk in the 2013 CWD Surveillance Program. Test results will be available once they are returned by the lab, starting in December 2013.  

Testing for 2012 has been completed and all test results are now available.  ALL TEST RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE.

We thank the hunters in the 2012 testing locations for their cooperation in providing samples.

Hunters who participate in the 2013 Surveillance Program will be provided with a specimen number when the tissue sample is collected from their deer or elk.

Hunters who dropped off a head at a freezer depot will be notified of their specimen number so they will be able to check the result of their sample.

Participating hunters are reminded to retain their specimen number in order to identify the test result for their animal when the results became available.

Samples from harvested deer and elk are intended to screen for evidence of Chronic Wasting Disease infection, and results are not meant to imply assurance of meat quality for human consumption.

The CWD test result database may be accessed using the Individual Test Results link or the All Test Results link below. The database will be updated as test results are received from the Canadian Co-Operative Wildlife Health Centre lab. 

• Individual Test Results for 2012
• All Test Results for 2012

Note: Not all samples may be tested. (For example, if an excess of samples is collected from a limited area, not all samples will be tested.) If a sample is not tested, this will be indicated in the test result table.

Participants will be notified directly by telephone or in person if their deer or elk tests positive for CWD.