State wildlife officials are encouraging hunters to be aware of deer diseases as hunting season ramps up in West Virginia. Chronic Wasting Disease is transmissible from animal to animal, primarily affecting deer. It lasts around 18 to 24 months before fatality. There is no current evidence that CWD can affect humans, but there are regulations put in place for hunters in counties with positive cases. West Virginia DNR wildlife disease specialist Ethan Barton told Eyewitness News it’s difficult to control and causes concern after it becomes established. It’s been detected in the eastern panhandle so far, and wildlife officials are continuing to monitor the situation. The DNR urges anyone who sees sick deer to report it to them so the proper testing can be done in the area.