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Contents

Contents

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 4

Chronological Overview of Mississippi’s Response to CWD ................................................................... 5

General Response to a Confirmed CWD Positive ..................................................................................... 6

Management Actions ...................................................................................................................... 6

Captive Cervids ............................................................................................................................... 8

Adjacent States with a Confirmed CWD Positive .......................................................................... 9

Appendix A -----Surveillance History ..................................................................................................... 10

Appendix B --- Regulations ..................................................................................................................... 11

Appendix C ------ CWD Sampling Plan 2017-2018 ................................................................................ 14

Appendix D ------ CWD Draft News Release .......................................................................................... 23

Appendix E ------ Eradication and Control Attempts .............................................................................. 24

Appendix F ------Zone Specific Regulations ........................................................................................... 25

Appendix G ------Statistical Sampling Recommendations ...................................................................... 27

Appendix H ------ CWD Fact Sheet ......................................................................................................... 28

Appendix I------CWD-Response Team Definitions ................................................................................ 31

Appendix J-------CWD-Administrative Team Responsibilities ............................................................... 32

LITERATURE CITED ............................................................................................................................ 33