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Deer with the peracute form of the disease may go into shock 8–36 hours after the onset of symptoms, and are found lying dead. [2] Death is also common in deer with acute EHD, which is generally comparable to peracute EHD and is characterized by excessive salivation, nasal discharge, and hemorrhaging of the skin. [4]
It is the causative agent of epizootic hemorrhagic disease, an acute, infectious, and often fatal disease of wild ruminants. In North America, the most severely affected ruminant is the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), although it may also infect mule deer, black-tailed deer, elk, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn antelope. [1]
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 ...
Cold weather ends the spread of EHD among Branch County deer herds as gun season opens Friday.
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Combating the disease also has been difficult. New York is the only known state to have eliminated the disease through early culling of infected populations, according to The New York Times ...
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