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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) Information
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2007 Confirmed Counties in Ohio
Updated 11/05/07
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Adams
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Athens
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Brown
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Clermont
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Columbiana
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Fairfield
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Gallia
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Guernsey
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Highland
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Hocking
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Jackson
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Lawrence
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Licking
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Madison
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Meigs
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Monroe
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Morgan
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Muskingum
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Noble
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Perry
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Pike
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Ross
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Scioto
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Vinton
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Washington
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2007 Suspected - Not Confirmed
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Belmont
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Butler
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Hamilton
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Harrison
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Jefferson
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Pickaway
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Tuscarawas
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Union
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Warren
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EHD was last detected in Ohio in 2007. If you suspect EHD in deer, please contact us.
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EHD General Information:
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EHD does not affect humans, nor impact the safety of consumed deer.
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EHD is caused by the bite of an infected midge and once there has been a hard freeze, the insects die off for the winter, eliminating new cases of EHD.
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Most significant disease of white-tailed deer in the United States
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Virus identified and described in 1955 in NJ.
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Enzootic to Southeastern United States.
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Outbreaks often associated with drought.
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Can result in high deer mortality in some areas.
EHD Symptoms:
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Symptoms vary depending on virulence of the virus and resistance of the deer.
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Animals may appear feverish
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Have pronounced swelling of head, neck, tongue, and eyelids
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May have respiratory distress
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Internal hemorrhaging
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Highly virulent strains may cause death in 1-3 days.
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Carcasses often recovered near water.
EHD Transmission:
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The EHD virus does not appear to be transmissible to humans.
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EHD does not pose a serious threat to livestock (according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.)
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The virus deteriorates in <24 hours after death and cannot be spread from dead deer carcasses
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There appears to be no risk associated with direct exposure to the virus or in consuming a deer that has been infected with the virus.
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However, never kill or eat a sick deer.
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Use rubber gloves to field dress deer.
EHD Management:
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Mapping distribution of EHD outbreak.
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Estimating infection and mortality rates.
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Collecting blood samples of hunter harvested deer.
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Monitoring changes in deer populations.
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Examining fall bow hunter surveys and harvest statistics
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Conducting aerial deer surveys
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See the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study’s Web site for more information.
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