September 3, 2020: New York DEC Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in Putnam and Orange County Deer

The EHD virus was first confirmed in New York in 2007 in Albany, Rensselaer, and Niagara counties, and in Rockland County in 2011.

EHD outbreaks occur sporadically in the northeast and deer in New York have no immunity to this virus. Consequently, most EHD-infected deer in New York are expected to die. In the north, the first hard frost kills the biting midge vectors that transmit the disease, ending the EHD outbreak. EHD is not spread from deer to deer.

September 23, 2020: Hemorrhagic Disease Confirmed in Deer Across South Dakota

“EHD has been confirmed by laboratory analysis in deer from Butte, Davison, Hughes, Meade and Sully counties. Additional reports of dead deer are coming in from other areas as well, many of which likely succumbed to EHD.

Minor deer losses to EHD can occur in any given year in South Dakota, but weather and habitat conditions will dictate the severity of the disease.”

For More Info on EHD, Visit the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Page

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