TWRA reports Three Counties Have Chronic Wasting Disease Status Changed
January 18, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports three counties have had their chronic wasting disease (CWD) status changed due to the confirmation of the disease (CWD) in new areas of southwest Tennessee.
Haywood County and Chester County have be reclassified from high risk counties to CWD-positive counties after deer tested positive in the respective counties. Lauderdale County has been added as a high-risk county after a deer tested positive in Tipton County within 10 miles of the Lauderdale County border.
Haywood County and Chester County have be reclassified to Chronic Wasting Disease Status positive.
