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In late summer, private landowners reported seeing the emaciated deer, which was euthanized and tested in September.
A hunter-harvested mule deer buck tested positive for CWD in Mule Deer Hunt Area 153 in the Pinedale region.
The elk cow was found dead from the fatal neurodegenerative illness near Cody, in the northwestern part of the state.
The county was already included in the North Mississippi CWD Management Zone.
An adult female elk in Elk Hunt Area 116 tested positive for the fatal neurologic infection, marking the area's first case.
Both free-ranging and captive animals have previously tested positive in the county, which is surrounded by other CWD-positive counties.
The 2.5-year-old buck was found about 5 miles from a previous detection in adjacent Lanier County.
The white-tailed doe was reported in July after showing clinical signs of the fatal neurodegenerative disease.
The case was identified in an emaciated, thirsty 2.5-year-old doe that walked directly up to the responding conservation officer.
In utero transmission may contribute to the efficient spread of the fatal infection among deer populations, the study authors say.
