An outbreak of CWD that begins in Jackson Hole is not going to stay confined to Jackson Hole%2C epidemiologists say. Indeed%2C as illustrated in this map from the Wyoming Migration Initiative%2C elk from Jackson Hole stream into Yellowstone during summer where they come in contact with other herds that disperse widely across the three-state region. Infected elk%2C whether asymptomatic with CWD or not%2C will live for a few years after they contract the disease and shed prions through their saliva%2C feces%2C urine as they migrate.
An outbreak of CWD that begins in Jackson Hole is not going to stay confined to Jackson Hole%2C epidemiologists say. Indeed%2C as illustrated in this map from the Wyoming Migration Initiative%2C elk from Jackson Hole stream into Yellowstone during summer where they come in contact with other herds that disperse widely across the three-state region. Infected elk%2C whether asymptomatic with CWD or not%2C will live for a few years after they contract the disease and shed prions through their saliva%2C feces%2C urine as they migrate.