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August 23, 2012
Increasing hemorrhagic disease in Western North Carolina
Filed under: Uncategorized ? Karen Chavez @ 7:43 pm
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said today that state biologists are observing an increasing number of hemorrhagic disease cases in white-tailed deer in Western North Carolina, especially in Caldwell, Wilkes and Surry counties.
The disease has no effect on human health, but it is one of the most significant endemic viral and sometimes fatal diseases of white-tailed deer in the Southeastern U.S...
...Commission biologists first began seeing deer afflicted with the disease in Wilkes and Surry counties. In August, reports of the disease also began coming from Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Rutherford and Buncombe counties. The hardest hit counties are Caldwell, Surry and Wilkes...
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To report sightings of dead or dying deer, contact the Division of Wildlife Management at 919-707-0050 or wrccomments@ncwildlife.org...
August 23, 2012
Increasing hemorrhagic disease in Western North Carolina
Filed under: Uncategorized ? Karen Chavez @ 7:43 pm
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said today that state biologists are observing an increasing number of hemorrhagic disease cases in white-tailed deer in Western North Carolina, especially in Caldwell, Wilkes and Surry counties.
The disease has no effect on human health, but it is one of the most significant endemic viral and sometimes fatal diseases of white-tailed deer in the Southeastern U.S...
...Commission biologists first began seeing deer afflicted with the disease in Wilkes and Surry counties. In August, reports of the disease also began coming from Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Rutherford and Buncombe counties. The hardest hit counties are Caldwell, Surry and Wilkes...
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To report sightings of dead or dying deer, contact the Division of Wildlife Management at 919-707-0050 or wrccomments@ncwildlife.org...