EHD another hemmorrhagic disease

[Dan]

Anybody heard about this yet?  It's been kiling off deer in the southeastern and southwestern part of the state.

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/Deer-disease-found-in-Berrien-Cass-104037479.html

The disease is called Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) . It is similar in symptomatology to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) , the disease that has been affecting fisheries in the Great Lakes Region. The MDNR link above has this description of the signs of EHD in Whitetail deer. Here's what they say you may see: "White-tailed deer develop signs of illness about 7 days after exposure. A constant characteristic of the disease is its sudden onset. Deer initially lose their appetite and fear of man, grow progressively weaker, often salivate excessively, develop a rapid pulse and respiration rate, and fever (affected animals frequent bodies of water to lie in to reduce their body temperature) and finally become unconscious. Hemorrhage and lack of oxygen in the blood results in a blue appearance of the oral mucosa, hence the name 'bluetongue'. Eight to 36 hours following the onset of observable signs, deer pass into a shock-like state, become prostrate and die."

[djkimmel]

New to me. Yech!