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Deer-ly
Departed:
Possible Evidence of EHD in
Whitetail Population
by Mauna Crabtree
There is evidence that the local
whitetail deer population is
falling victim to Epizootic
Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), a
virus contracted from a small
biting fly called a midge or
no-see-um.
On Saturday morning, August 25,
we found a dead doe in our yard
on Baxter Road that showed no
signs of trauma that would
indicate she'd been hit by a
vehicle. In a call to the
Tennessee Wildlife Resources
Agency, we were able to get our
questions answered about the
likely cause of her death and,
most importantly, whether the
disease could be contracted by
humans and other animals.
An article on the TWRA web site
explains "...the most
important thing for hunters,
landowners, and the public to
know is that this is a regular
and natural event that routinely
afflicts white-tailed deer and
that it is not transmissible to
humans or any other
animals."
Learn more about EHD in the
article "Deer Mortality
Attributed to EHD."
If you find a deer that you
believe has died from EHD, please
call the Middle Tennessee TWRA
office at 615-781-6622 to report
the location to help them track
the disease and its impact on the
deer population.
We can also keep up with the
local impact of EHD by posting
occurrences in the Community
Forum.
-- August 26, 2007
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