Good news about CWD is rare, but here’s some: Three potential new methods of detecting prions in the environment, featuring research by @HuangMiranda of MSUDeerLab, Marc Schwabenlander of Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach, and Dr. Amritha Mallikarjun of Penn Vet’s Penn Vet Working Dog Center deerassociation.com/3-promising-ne…

Here’s @HuangMiranda of MSUDeerLab collecting scrape dirt and licking limbs for the first study to report finding CWD prions at scrape sites. This is one of three new ways we now have to potentially monitor CWD without testing deer. More here: deerassociation.com/3-promising-ne…

🦌 What's CWD testing? Yeah, we didn't know either. CWD stands for chronic wasting disease and the UMN is creating a test for elk and deer. A live test could help reduce the spread of disease and keep our wildlife healthier. mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

#CWD 🦌 cases in TX were found with live animal testing. Quotes in this release consistent with CIDRAP CWD and Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach #mnleg testimony “Early detection and proactive monitoring improve the state’s response time and can greatly reduce the risk of further disease spread.”

Another instance of improper carcass disposal. What are the chances #CWD has tainted these grounds with local 🦌 prevalence pushing 20%! fox59.com/news/national-…

I know I've got a better chance of reaching you to discuss your vehicle's extended warranty than to talk about a particular set of three little letters, but this time it's good news. You need to know we are making advancements in the fight for deer. deerassociation.com/3-promising-ne…

APHIS is making over $12M available for state governments, tribal organizations, and research institutions to control and prevent chronic wasting disease. Learn more here aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom…

Annual #CWD report #Norway out. 17,584 cervids tested in 2022: 3 sporadic CWD cases in moose - one "classic" contagious CWD case in reindeer. Downloadable report with English summary. vetinst.no/nyheter/fleire…

Yesterday the Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach team was inducted into the U of Minnesota Academies for Excellence for Team #Science. Here we are walking to see our likenesses etched into the halls of eternity! So many folks to thank for their support. We can change the 🌎 together! U of M Research

Assessment of heterogeneity in Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative cohort using α-synuclein seed amplification. Important paper - synuclein seeds are the root cause of PD imo - the expanding use of prion-type assays is to be expected to continue thelancet.com/journals/laneu…

So fortunate 🙏 to have @TiffanyMWolf of Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach and UMN College of Veterinary Medicine Research speak to Large Mammal Ecology & Management today! #CWD 🦌 Student quote of the day: “Diseases are so cool…and terrifying.” 😧 SDStateNRM

Excited to share our latest Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach work! Specific nanoparticles incorporated into RT-QuIC improve assay performance by stabilization of rxn kinetics = Nano-QuIC. cse.umn.edu/college/news/u…

Bill Brunelle, Director of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Division of Resource Management, makes a point about CWD outreach and management at tonight's CWD Focus Group meeting. @faust__roger @TiffanyMWolf MN ENRTF @umncvmresearch

It's criminal that CSI: UMN (Cervid Science Investigator) presenter and man in black Peter Larsen doesn't have a network deer crime series... yet. (At the 4th International CWD Symposium.)

Stuart Lichtenberg is unfazed by complexity in the "very strange and always context-dependent” world of prions. His talk at the 4th International #CWD Symposium addressed preparing environmental samples for RT-QuIC.

I can testify, it’s difficult to illustrate lymph node removal (for CWD testing) with photo or video of a real deer . @roxy_larsen of Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach holds a 3-D printed plastic deer head showing where to cut and how to find the nodes without grabbing the saliva glands by mistake.

A 🧵 of a some of the #CWD research projects presented at the 4th International CWD Symposium in Denver today that are supported in large part by MN ENRTF #mnleg #impact #UMNproud 🙏

Nearly 500 experts, business leaders, researchers, resource managers, agency representatives, and other stakeholders gathered—and the challenge of #CWD has at least as many facets. We're feeling connected this week.

Copper, maroon, and gold (nanoparticles)! MNPRO presented a gleaming array of research at the 4th International #CWD Symposium. Thank you CSUVetMed&BioScience, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, every face we put with a name, and all responsible for hosting us!

✅Stopped by the Minnesota Center for Prion Research & Outreach 🦌🦌🦌booth in the Education 🔬Building Minnesota State Fair #CWD #deer #deerhunting U of M Research #mnleg