The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory's (TVMDL) College Station facility hosts monthly case rounds, encouraging staff to give presentations over recent cases. This month, staff presented over Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). TVMDL … [Read more...]
TPWD confirms first case of CWD in a free-ranging Texas White-tailed deer
News Release Media Contact: TPWD Press Office, 512-389-8030, news@tpwd.texas.gov Jan. 25, 2017 First Case of CWD Detected in Free-Ranging Texas Whitetail State taking steps and following plan to deploy early detection and containment … [Read more...]
Texas Parks and Wildlife CWD transfer policy
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Policy Regarding Automated Transfer of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Test Results from Texas A&M Veterinarian Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) News Release Media Contact: Steve Lightfoot, … [Read more...]
What is Chronic Wasting Disease and how you can help?
The Texas Animal Health Commission's Executive Director, Dr. Andy Schwartz discusses Chronic Wasting Disease and how you can help stop it from spreading in Texas, in this short public service announcement … [Read more...]
TVMDL offers a new, faster CWD testing option
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory now offers a postmortem Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the of detection Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This test uses fresh or frozen samples of retropharyngeal lymph node … [Read more...]
TPWD alerts deer breeders TVMDL is USDA live testing approved
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) works with wildlife producers and wildlife/animal health agencies across the country to ensure the health of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) susceptible cervid species through … [Read more...]
TPWD announces CWD Management Rules for 2016
Recently, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced rule changes for managed deer. The rules affect deer breeders and facilities involved in Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) traces. All inquiries and questions regarding TPWD rules should be … [Read more...]
TAHC announces new CWD cases discovered at captive deer breeding facilities
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) announced two new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Texas captive deer. The deer include the first confirmed live test from tonsillar biopsy. The details of the two positive cases are below. For … [Read more...]
TVMDL hosts legislative representatives, discusses CWD
On Tuesday, March 29, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) hosted staff from the Texas Legislature and the Legislative Budget Board at the College Station laboratory. The attendees discussed the functions of the … [Read more...]
TVMDL Assistant Agency Director, Dr. Terry Hensley, participates in Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area workshop
In early March, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Assistant Agency Director Terry S. Hensley, DVM, co-led a wildlife disease workshop at the Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Bob Dittmar, DVM from Texas Parks and … [Read more...]
New CWD case discovered at captive deer release site
News Release (from the Texas Parks & Wildlife) Media Contacts: Steve Lightfoot, TPWD, 512-389-4701, steve.lightfoot@tpwd.texas.gov Thomas Swafford, TAHC, 512-516-2539, thomas.swafford@tahc.texas.gov February 5, 2016 New CWD Case … [Read more...]
CWD update: Dr. Helman appears on CREET Beat
The weekly Amarillo-area radio show, KGNC-710 Golden Spread AgriBusiness Update, invited R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, MA, resident director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo to discuss the latest testing … [Read more...]
Hunters asked to submit deer samples for CWD testing
TPWD Steps Up Free-Ranging Deer Disease Surveillance (originally posted: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia) News Release Media Contact: Steve Lightfoot, 512-389-4701, steve.lightfoot@tpwd.texas.gov AUSTIN -- With the recent discovery of Chronic … [Read more...]
Amarillo Resident Director Dr. Gayman Helman appears on KFDA NewsChannel 10
Earlier this week, Amarillo laboratory Resident Director R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, MA, appeared on KFDA, an Amarillo television news channel. Dr. Helman discussed the importance of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing and how Texas hunters can … [Read more...]
CWD Confirmed in Lavaca County Captive White-tailed Deer
CWD Testing Reservation Guidelines
Effective immediately, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is implementing a temporary required scheduling protocol when submitting whole heads for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. This is to help ensure the … [Read more...]
TVMDL on KSAT News discussing Chronic Wasting Disease
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Director Bruce L. Akey, DVM, MS, was featured on KSAT-12 television discussing the process of examining specimens for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The television station is located in … [Read more...]
TVMDL diagnoses CWD case in Medina County, TAHC announces investigation
For information on submitting CWD samples to TVMDL is HERE. The following tests are available to deer owners and practitioners: Specimen Species Price In State Out of State Brain Removal Fresh skull with … [Read more...]
Proper Sample Submission for Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects farmed and free-ranging white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, red deer, sika deer and moose. CWD was confirmed in mule deer from the trans-Pecos region of Texas in 2012. Texas deer producers … [Read more...]
