Both bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease are transmitted via biting Culicoides gnats. The disease cannot spread to humans, although wildlife officials recommend not eating animals that are obviously sick.
The presence of maternally derived EHDV-2 antibodies in fawns may prevent or greatly reduce clinical disease and the level and duration of viremia.
With late summer being “EHD season,” two recent news reports were published regarding deer mortalities due to EHD in New York and South Dakota.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has received several reports over the last few weeks of dead or dying white-tailed deer, along with a few antelope. Biologists are still waiting for test results to come back, but early indications indicate patterns and symptoms similar to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD).
This Special Issue on epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus in Viruses will provide a multifaceted view of the latest research into epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus.
A wild population of white-tailed deer was surveyed for evidence of past or current epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and current bluetongue virus (BTV) infections.
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