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is a common viral disease in deer that is contracted only from the bite of a species of midge. It does not spread from deer to deer and outbreaks end with the onset of cold weather, which kills the midges that spread the disease, said David Chanda, Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
"EHD is a common viral disease in deer that is contracted only from the bite of a species of midge," said David Chanda, the division's director. "It does not spread from deer to deer and outbreaks end with the onset of cold weather, which kills the midges that spread the disease."
Date: Sep 18, 2012
Category: Health
Source: Google
N.J. wildlife officials issue warning about virus infecting deer
Deer cannot spread the disease to each other. Outbreaks end with the onset of cold weather, which kills the midges that spread the disease, said David Chanda, director of the division of fish and wildlife.