WeCAHN animal health surveillance activities - Alberta Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance and response

Western Canadian animal health surveillance activities

Animal health surveillance programs across the four western provinces

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Type (Project/Program):

Program

Surveillance Type:

Active;
Passive

Animal Type:

Cervid

Disease Agent:

Chronic Wasting Disease

Disease Agent Type:

Prion

Organization:

Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP)

Region:

Alberta

Production System:

Freeliving;
Captive

Topic:

Regulated

Media Type:

Website

Surveillance Start Date

Jan/18/2020

Surveillance End Date

ongoing

Project End Date

ongoing

Website

Jan/05/2021

Alberta Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance and response

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Alberta began chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance in the farmed and wild cervid populations in 1996. The surveillance program for wild cervids is based largely on voluntary submission by hunters. Submission of deer heads from some areas (eastern Alberta from Cold Lake to the U.S. border) is mandatory.