Table 6.

Mean elapsed time from the introduction of elk infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) to depopulation on farms with different types of exposure to CWD

Exposure	Observations	Elapsed time (months)	Standard deviation (months)	Range (months)
Infected elk that did not express clinical signs or co-mingling with exposed elk	15	17.1	4.2	9–24
Infected elk that expressed clinical CWD	7	28.7	7.8	18–39
Elk that died of suspected CWD	17	45.4	30.2	15–138