Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease, (CWD), also known as Cervid Wasting Disease, is a highly infectious, fatal disease which has devastated some populations of wild and farmed deer in North America. CWD has very recently been diagnosed in Scandinavia in a reindeer and also in moose. The risk of CWD entering the UK is therefore likely to have increased now the disease is present in Europe. CWD is caused by a prion, a mutant folded protein, and belongs to the same group of diseases as scrapie, which affects sheep and goats, and “mad cow disease”, (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or “BSE”). This group of...
Read MoreTicks and Lyme Disease
All those working in and visiting the countryside should be aware of tick bites and the risks of contracting Lyme Disease. Downloadable Leaflets are available on-line.
Read MoreMeeting March 2019
The next meeting of the DMG will be held on 26th March at 6pm. Please note the new venue of the Craigmonie Centre, Drumnadrochit. The Craigmonie Centre is located in the Village of Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire and is approximatley 14 miles south from Inverness. Follow signs to Glen Urquhart High School or Craigmonie Centre. The postcode is IV63 6XA All meetings are open and members of the public are very welcome to attend. Please let the Secretary Linzi Seivwright (linzi@caorann.com) know if you would like to attend or if you would like to have an issue raised on your behalf....
Read MoreDecember 2018 Meeting
The next meeting of the DMG will be held on 4th August at 7pm in the Glenmoriston Memorial Hall, Invermoriston. All are very welcome to attend. Please let the Secretary Linzi Seivwright (linzi@caorann.com) know if you would like to attend or if you would like to have an issue raised on your behalf. Agenda December 2018
Read MoreAugust 2018 Meeting
The next meeting of the DMG will be held on 14th August at 7pm in the Glenmoriston Memorial Hall, Invermoriston. All are very welcome to attend. Please let the Secretary Linzi Seivwright (linzi@caorann.com) know if you would like to attend or if you would like to have an issue raised on your behalf. Agenda August 2018
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