SOUTH DAKOTA'S CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD)  
TESTING UPDATE -2009

In the South Dakota CWD Surveillance period of July 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 a total of 1,823 samples have been collected for CWD surveillance. Breakdown of the sampling is as follows:

384 elk sampled--380 results returned as NOT Positive--(4 POSITIVE)

462 mule deer sampled--454 results returned as NOT Positive--(8 POSITIVE)

976 white-tailed deer--963 results returned as NOT Positive--(13 POSITIVE)

1 Moose sampled--1 result returned as NOT Positive

Below is a listing of the Positive cervids that have been found in South Dakota during the surveillance period of July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.

1. MD male from Rapid City Limits in Pennington County. (Sick/Surveillance)
2. WT female from Unit 27B in Fall River County. (Sick/Surveillance)
3. Elk male from Unit H4A in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
4. Elk male from Custer State Park in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
5. Elk female from Unit H3D in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
6. WT male from Unit BH1-11 in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
7. MD male from Unit 21A-08 in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
8. WT male from Unit 27B-08 Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
9. WT female from Unit 27A-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
10. MD female from Unit 27A-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
11. WT male from Unit 27B-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
12. WT female from Unit 21B-09 in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
13. MD male from Unit 21B-08 in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
14. MD male from Unit 27B-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
15. WT male from Unit 21A-18 in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
16. MD male from Unit 27B-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
17. WT female from Unit 27B-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
18. WT female from Unit 27B-08 in Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
19. WT male from Unit 27A-08 ion Fall River County. (Hunter Harvest)
20. Elk female from Unit H3D-23 in Custer County. (Hunter Harvest)
21. MD male from Hot Springs City Limits in Fall River County. (Sick/Surveillance)

22. WT female from Unit 21B-08 in Custer County (Hunter Harvest)

23. WT female from Unit 27B in Fall River County (Hunter Harvest)

24. WT female from Unit 27A-09 in Fall River County (Hunter Harvest)

25. MD female from Unit 27B-08 in Fall River County (Hunter Harvest)

To date, South Dakota has found 136 cases of CWD (95 deer and 41 elk) in free ranging deer and elk since testing began in 1997. Wind Cave National Park accounts for 29 of these animals (21 elk, 8 deer). Four elk and 1 deer have been found in Custer State Park. A total of 21,265 wild deer and elk have been tested for CWD since 1997.

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