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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

First known case of ‘zombie’ deer disease found in beloved national park

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Yellowstone National Park‘s first case of “zombie deer disease’ was confirmed at on Tuesday — a horrific illness that gradually shuts down the deer’s body.

The National Park Service confirmed the case in a news release and said there is not much they can do currently apart from monitor and investigate the presence of the ailment, whose formal name is “chronic wasting disease” (CWD).

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