ID: 150 white-tailed deer die from disease in Kamiah area, test results pending

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Source: https://www.krem.com/article/life/a...miah/293-6a0e3a7d-2655-42b0-a24a-cea86b5517e3

150 white-tailed deer die from disease in Kamiah area, test results pending
According to Idaho Fish and Game, tests for Bluetongue and Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) have come back negative.
Credit: Department of Natural Resources
Author: Mia Hunt
Published: 5:03 PM PDT August 13, 2021
Updated: 5:03 PM PDT August 13, 2021


KAMIAH, Idaho — Approximately 150 white-tailed deer have died from a mysterious illness in the Kamiah area, according to Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG).

Tests for Bluetongue and Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) have come back negative, according to IDFG. They also tested for Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease, which is a similar hemorrhagic disease and been known to occur in Washington, and those tests came back negative. More tests are being conducted to determine the cause of death...

 

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What is killing deer in Kamiah?

IDFG working to solve mystery of as many as 150 whitetail deaths

• By Eric Barker of the Tribune
• Aug 13, 2021 Updated Aug 13, 2021

What is killing deer in Kamiah?

IDFG working to solve mystery of as many as 150 whitetail deaths

• By Eric Barker of the Tribune
• Aug 13, 2021 Updated Aug 13, 2021

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“The symptoms are like EHD or bluetongue, but it’s not spreading as fast as we have seen (in the past),” said J.J. Teare, supervisor of the Clearwater Region of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Biologists collected additional samples late last week, and test results are pending. Teare said it is possible the deer are indeed suffering from EHD but a different strain than has been previously identified in the region.

He said affected deer are bleeding from their noses, appear lethargic, disoriented and unafraid of humans, and tend to congregate around water. Those showing symptoms die fairly quickly.

Teare said with the unusually hot and dry weather, biologists expected to see isolated outbreaks of EHD or bluetongue this summer. The viral disease occurs throughout the country and typically pops up every two or three years once it enters a region. The disease cannot be transmitted to humans and rarely affects other species.

It typically appears during the hot, late summer period, when water sources begin to dry up, and the disease can spread rapidly as deer concentrate around available water sources like ponds and mud holes, where gnats breed...