Florida’s wildlife monitoring pages report four confirmed chronic wasting disease infections in deer in Holmes County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s CWD overview places the detections within its ongoing surveillance response. A second page explains how to read the testing categories.
One label cannot stand in for another
The monitoring programme page distinguishes detected, not detected, pending and not tested. FWC cautions that a not-detected result depends on the test’s sensitivity and the tissue examined and does not rule out the possibility of CWD.
The agency also explains that not every submitted specimen is suitable for testing. A table entry marked not tested therefore should not be recast as a negative result.
Check the table’s date before sharing a total
The monitoring table has its own reporting window, while the overview summarizes the agency’s response. Retain the window when quoting a surveillance count. A total compiled for one period does not automatically describe all testing completed through the day an article is read.
That is particularly useful when a social post combines an older screenshot with a current headline. The page’s availability today does not change the period printed above the table.
Use the agency’s current resources
FWC links its testing information, zone maps and hunter guidance from the CWD overview. Consult those resources for current submission arrangements and restrictions before making plans. This article explains the reporting record; it does not provide a diagnosis or replace current wildlife and public-health guidance.
Find other wildlife reporting in Hunting & Outdoors and related administrative coverage in Laws & Regulations. Florida agency sources checked November 2, 2026. Detection figures are attributed to FWC.
A white-tailed deer at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. This animal is not identified as a CWD case and is unrelated to the Holmes County detections. Displayed at reduced size. Photo: Andrew Cannizzaro / Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 2.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-tailed_Deer_(Odocoileus_virginianus)_(36436629275).jpg License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 Sources checked November 2, 2026.
Sources & further reading
Sources reviewed 2026-11-02.
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