Chronic wasting disease detected in Roanoke, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski counties as Virginia releases new surveillance results. The disease affects deer, elk and moose and is described as a slow, progressive neurologic disease that is fatal to infected animals. The disease-causing agent, known as a prion, can spread through the urine, feces and saliva of infected animals, DWR said.

There is a lot of concern surrounding deer having chronic wasting disease, you may know it from photos and talk of “zombie deer” in the wild.

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is alerting the public of a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in an adult male deer legally harvested in Tazewell County.