Five cases of chronic wasting disease have been confirmed in mule deer in the province.

Hunters who kill white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose along the Saskatchewan border, south of Flin Flon, and along the Manitoba-U-S border, including Brandon and areas south of Winnipeg, must provide samples for testing.

While the disease is not known as a human health risk, meat from a sick animal should not be eaten. (Winnipeg Free Press)

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