The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study was founded in 1957 by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to determine the cause of widespread die-offs of white-tailed deer. Headquarters and support facilities were made available through agreement with The University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine in Athens, Georgia. The objectives of SCWDS are to: detect causes of sickness and death in wildlife; define the impact of diseases and parasites upon wild animal populations; delineate disease interrelationships between wildlife and domestic livestock; determine the role of wildlife in transmission of human diseases.

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Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study
Wildlife Health Building, College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
tel (706) 542-1741 fax (706) 542-5865
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