BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Two more mule deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in North Dakota, bringing the total since 2009 to seven.
The Game and Fish Department says the latest positive tests were in deer killed during last fall's gun season.
All of the deer that have tested positive for CWD in recent years have been in the 3F2 hunting unit in southwestern North Dakota. Game and Fish Wildlife Veterinarian Dan Grove says having two more deer from that area test positive is not surprising. And he says the number of positive tests remains low.
Game and Fish began monitoring for CWD in 2002. Since then, more than 25,000 deer, elk and moose have tested negative for the fatal disease that affects the nervous system of members of the deer family.