Deer disease worries North Dakota wildlife officials – and it’s not CWD
Associated Press
October 13, 2020
A large-scale outbreak could impact hunting in the region this fall.
EHD
Wisconsin DNR confirms EHD In Buffalo County deer
Wisconsin DNR Reports
October 5, 2020
EHD can be fatal to deer but is not a threat to human health.
DNR finds wild deer infected with EHD in southeastern Minnesota
Minnesota DNR Reports
September 23, 2019
Although not confirmed, EHD is suspected in the death of other nearby deer.
Midge-borne virus causes deaths of wild deer in Stearns County
Minnesota DNR Reports
September 11, 2019
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.
Farmed deer serve as sentinel for disease as virus seen in 2018 re-emerges in southeast Minnesota
Minnesota DNR Reports
September 5, 2019
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
Reported EHD cases in Illinois whitetails continue to dwindle, at 432 for 2018
Illinois DNR
November 2, 2018
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
EHD detected in Minnesota deer for first time
Staff and News Reports
October 17, 2018
Six of seven animals in a small herd of captive white-tailed deer in Goodhue County died of the disease earlier this month.
Hunters, landowners asked to report suspected cases of EHD in deer
Illinois DNR
September 19, 2018
55 EHD-reported cases from 17 counties so far in 2018.
EHD was moderate in state’s deer herd in 2017
Ralph Loos
February 8, 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
