A number of white-tailed deer harvested during the 2025–26 hunting season have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Officials reported that just over 6,600 deer were tested, with 40 positive cases identified across Allen, Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties.
According to ODNR, the neurological disease is fatal to white-tailed deer and similar species, and there is currently no cure once an animal is infected.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states there is no strong evidence that CWD can spread to humans.
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