Chronic wasting disease in Europe
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was diagnosed in March 2016 in a wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) from the Nordfjella mountain area in Norway. This was the first documented case of ‘classical’ CWD in Europe. Later ‘atypical’ CWD is found in moose (Alces alces) and red deer (Cervus elaphus).
The map gives an overview of all detected cases of ‘classical’ and ‘atypical’ chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Europe since 2016. The contagious CWD is only detected in reindeer (red) in two wild reindeer areas (orange). ‘Atypical’ CWD is found in moose Alces alces (brown) and red deer Cervus elaphus (green). The GPS positions are collected by the Norwegian Institute for nature research from different sources. In Norway the GPS positions are provided by the national cervid register and the Norwegian Environment Agency. GPS positions from Sweden are provided by the Swedish National Veterinary Institute, and from Finland by the Finnish Food Authority.
