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A large-scale outbreak could impact hunting in the region this fall.
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A large-scale outbreak could impact hunting in the region this fall.
EHD can be fatal to deer but is not a threat to human health.
Although not confirmed, EHD is suspected in the death of other nearby deer.
The DNR suspects several deer in the St. Stephen area have recently died from EHD. Tests from two of the deer were positive for EHD; other deer were too decomposed to test.
St. Paul, Minn. – Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has been confirmed in two white-tailed farmed deer in Houston County after the owner submitted samples because of their suspicious deaths. The virus is transmitted by biting
The worst year for the disease in Illinois was 2012, when 2,968 cases were reported from 87 counties. In 2013, the IDNR received reports of 1,224 cases from 64 counties. EHD was virtually absent in
Six of seven animals in a small herd of captive white-tailed deer in Goodhue County died of the disease earlier this month.
55 EHD-reported cases from 17 counties so far in 2018.
According to the DNR, 66 reports of EHD were received from landowners and hunters totaling 169 deer in 32 counties. By comparison, in 2012, the worst year for EHD in Illinois, a total of 2,968
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