Number of dead or dying deer who may have been affected by species-specific virus dwindles as cooling weather removes source of infection.
The cooling weather apparently has brought about a noticeable reduction in the number of deer who seem to have been infected in late August and the first half of September with a virus passed by small insects living in swampy areas, since those insects are dying off at lower temperatures, officials said. "We have seen a drastic decrease in the number of reported sick, dying or dead deer," Township Police Lt. Ted Reese said in an email on Thursday. "The decrease started approximately two weeks ago when the weather turned cooler," Reese said. In mid-September, police said they had received about two dozen reports over the previous week about deer that were displaying signs of an outbreak of a species-specific disease, Epizootic Hemorrhagic …
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State reports Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) causing symptoms and deaths in area deer.
Township police report having received about two dozen reports over the past week on deer that may be displaying signs of an outbreak of a species-specific disease, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), that state officials assure is not a danger to humans. The dying or dead deer are often found close to water sources as they try to drink due to internal hemorrhaging that is caused by the disease or their feverish condition, according to police and state reports. That may be why some people have been associating the dying deer with drinking from local water supplies, noted Township Police Lt. Ted Reese, in a response to a question about residents reporting the dead deer. EHD is a viral infection that is spread by the bite of a midge or gnat…
Karen W.
3:35 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2011
Police responded to a sighting two weekends ago at the Hardscrabble Rd. residence of one of my neighbors. The deer was obviously ill and having trouble standing. It approached people and had all of the symptoms reported in the Patch article. more ›