(Radio Iowa) –  The Iowa D-N-R says a sample from a road-kill deer in Marshal County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). D-N-R biometrician, Tyler Harms, says it’s the first detection there and the 16th county overall in the state with the disease. Harms says the D-N-R will increase surveillance efforts in Marshall County to try and determine how widespread the disease might be by getting more samples from hunters.

The next step for counties that have a new case of C-W-D are informational meetings to makes residents aware of what this disease is. They also talk about ways to manage this disease like proper carcass disposal, and not doing things to artificially congregate deer like bait piles or mineral blocks.

The D-N-R has scheduled two meetings to update the public on chronic wasting disease surveillance and management efforts in Jasper, Marshall, and Grundy counties. They are scheduled for 7 p-m on August 29th at the Baxter Public Library, and October 10th at 7 p-m at the Wellsburg Memorial Building.