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Author Topic: WI DNR Confirm EHD in deer  (Read 1617 times)

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Offline Lee Borgersen

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      WI DNR Confirms EHD In Buffalo County Deer

 :reporter;.. EHD Can Be Fatal To Deer But Is Not A Threat To Human Health

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LA CROSSE, Wis.  State wildlife officials have confirmed that a tissue sample collected from a deer in Buffalo County has tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD. This occurrence of the disease was identified after several landowners in Buffalo County contacted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with recent observations totaling 30-35 dead deer north of Fountain City. Earlier this month, EHD was detected in a deer from Oconto County.

The virus that causes EHD can be carried by midges, which are small flies also known as biting gnats or no-see-ums. The EHD virus does not infect humans. People are not at risk of developing disease from this virus even if they handle infected deer, eat venison from infected deer or are bitten by infected midges.

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is common across the southern and western United States, occasionally showing up in the Midwest. It can be fatal to deer, especially in populations that have limited previous exposure to the virus, such as in Wisconsin. The disease is typically short-lived, as the flies that transmit the disease die with the first hard frost. When deer die of EHD, they typically expire within seven days of infection.

The EHD virus has previously been identified in Wisconsin, generally with varying localized impacts on deer. In the fall of 2019, an EHD outbreak in Crawford and six surrounding counties affected approximately 300 deer. A single case was confirmed in 2017. In 2012, an EHD outbreak was suspected of killing approximately 380 deer in Dane and Columbia counties. Earlier this month, EHD was detected in a deer from Oconto County.

We are fortunate that the public is keeping a close eye on the herds health and quickly reported these mortalities, said Kris Johansen, the DNR's wildlife management supervisor for its west-central district. We ask that the public continue reporting observations of sick or dead deer. These observations will help us evaluate the geographic distribution and number of deer affected by this disease.

Clinical signs of EHD in deer include:

Excessive salivation or foaming around the nose and mouth;
Appearing weak and approachable by humans; and
Carcasses found in or near water sources, as infected deer will often lay in water to cool down or drink.

The DNR will not be collecting or removing deer that are suspected to have died from EHD. Carcasses from deer that die of EHD are not a threat to spreading the disease to other deer, as the virus does not survive for long once an infected deer dies. Nevertheless, the DNR advises against handling any found deer carcasses as other pathogens harmful to humans could be present.

To report a first-hand observation of sick or dead deer, contact your county wildlife biologist. If EHD is suspected, fresh samples will need to be collected within a day or two of death to be useful for detecting the virus. Please be prepared to provide details about the condition of the deer, the exact location where the deer was observed and the condition of the carcass(es).
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That's the same thing that killed a bunch of deer a couple years ago when they lowered the water level on little rock lake by rice. When I seen they drained Orono lake by elk river I thought it might happen there to, but haven't heard anything about it yet.
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Out break all across north dakota,farmers and pheasant hunters coming across dozens of dead white tail deer this fall,infact resident hunter's are lobbing to close deer season in north dakota,ndgfp's is urging farmer's to dig out stock ponds and water sheds as the midges can't survive cold water,this summer's draught out west has these little critters thriving.

if the CWD isn't bad enough,now this!

Read a north dakota article that started " Migets are killing north dakota white tails" that just ain't right... :crazy:

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 This from nodakota gfp's must be really bad, article said the last out break was 2011 and the diease doesn't effect mule deer.  Deer Mortality Caused by EHD Allows Whitetail Hunters to Seek Refunds
Based on continuing reports of white-tailed deer mortality in western North Dakota caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease, the state Game and Fish Department is allowing hunters with whitetail licenses in units 3D1, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F the option of turning those licenses in for refunds

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Good God, lets not make another big deal out of something that's not!  Just like the 100's of diseases humans have, animals have a few!  :coffee:

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is "common" across the southern and western United States.  :doah:
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Gotta admitt,when friends came back from they're north dakota hunting trip and showed me pic's of all the dead white tail deer,I mean dozens,it is mind boggeling,but as the article states ,"last out break" was in 2011 so agreed mother nature.