EHD Or Blue Tongue Showing Up In More States
December 27, 2007
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease or blue tongue is affecting whitetail deer herds in several states now. On the list are Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and now New Jersey. There may be more.
Fred J. Aun of the Star-Ledger, in reporting about the discovery of the disease in New Jersey, describes EHD this way.
EHD is not uncommon and it’s not dangerous to humans. It is caused by the bite of certain midges and results in high fevers and hemorrhages in the mouths, noses and eyes of deer prior to death. Fish and Wildlife said deer usually expire within 10 days of getting EHD.
Vice President of Global Operations for Skinny Moose Media and U.S. Hunting Today, John Stabley, called Dr. Colleen O’Keefe, IDOA division manager of Food Safety and Animal Protection, in Illinois to ask her specific questions about the disease, its affect on deer and other animals as well as humans. You can read the entire interview at Stabley’s blog, Stabley Outdoors.
J.R. Absher, the Newshound, has been keeping his readers abreast of the locations and severity of the disease.
In the meantime, as we hunters head into the woods to do our scouting or for the start of any of hunting seasons, keep an eye open for the possibility of EHD being present in deer. If you encounter any cases you are encouraged to contact your fish and game department with the information.
Tom Remington
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Blue tongue is a very bad disease , i have seen it first hand. Eagle Creek Hunting Area , Wayne county , Tennessee. my friends and I were horse back and came across herds of expired deer , and i was shocked to find out that blue tongue was responsible for that. i later discovered this was not the only expired herd. i counted as many as 40 deer , I am sure there were more in the area , but i left and reported it, I am unclear that it was investigated.