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EHD has been shown to not affect humans, and no evidence has been found that the epizootic hemorrhagic disease can be contracted through midge bites or by consuming venison that has been infected with the virus. EHD is exclusive to ruminants, and no cases have been reported of nonruminants exhibiting signs or symptoms that are linked to EHD. [12]
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, often abbreviated to EHDV, is a species of the genus Orbivirus, a member of the family Reoviridae. It is the causative agent of epizootic hemorrhagic disease , an acute, infectious, and often fatal disease of wild ruminants.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed cases of viruses that cause epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in the counties of Chippewa, Jackson and Waukesha, according to ...
More: Epizootic hemorrhagic disease confirmed in St. Joseph County deer EHD is a viral, sometimes fatal disease found in wild ruminants such as white-tailed deer, mule deer and elk, according to a ...
African horse sickness is related to bluetongue and is spread by the same midges (Culicoides species). It can kill the horses it infects and mortality may go as high as 90% of the infected horses during an epidemic. [54] Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus is closely related and crossreacts with Bluetongue virus on many blood tests.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to concepts related to infectious diseases in humans.. Infection – transmission, entry/invasion after evading/overcoming defense, establishment, and replication of disease-causing microscopic organisms (pathogens) inside a host organism, and the reaction of host tissues to them and to the toxins they produce.
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