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EHD, bluetongue virus detected in North Idaho deer
| September 20, 2025 1:00 AM
In recent weeks, laboratory tests confirmed epizootic hemorrhagic disease and bluetongue virus in white-tailed deer in North Idaho. Deer from the Clearwater Region tested positive for EHD, while deer from the Panhandle Region tested positive for both diseases.
Although the two diseases are different, they are closely related. Both are a type of hemorrhagic disease spread by small biting flies, known as midges, which reproduce in and around warm, stagnant water...
EHD, bluetongue virus detected in North Idaho deer
| September 20, 2025 1:00 AM
In recent weeks, laboratory tests confirmed epizootic hemorrhagic disease and bluetongue virus in white-tailed deer in North Idaho. Deer from the Clearwater Region tested positive for EHD, while deer from the Panhandle Region tested positive for both diseases.
Although the two diseases are different, they are closely related. Both are a type of hemorrhagic disease spread by small biting flies, known as midges, which reproduce in and around warm, stagnant water...