This news item is about: After a brush with chronic wasting disease (CWD) in two captive deer herds in 2005, New York became the only state to successfully prevent the disease’s further spread within its borders. Other states, however, haven’t been so fortunate. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and many others are seeing this deadly disease with increasing frequency. To offer her expert testimony and recommendations on the subject, wildlife disease ecologist Dr. Krysten Schuler of the College of Veterinary Medicine joined the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources for their June 25 subcommittee hearing, “Chronic Wasting Disease: The Threats to Wildlife, Public Lands, Hunting, and Health.”