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Man, that's terrible Harold!!
Where in Ohio is Jefferson County? My cousin's farm is in the town of Jefferson in NE Ohio. Of course it's just a matter of time and it will probably affect the entire state and adjoining states as well, like PA. Pretty sad! Judging by the antler development and the velvet I'd say they died about two months ago. .
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11-12-2017, 08:50 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I read where it is carried by a biting midge hatched from isolated water sources and is not transmitted from deer to deer.
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That’s how it is transmitted. It’s also called “Blue Tongue” because the tongue swells preventing the host from being able to swallow (and drink).
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11-12-2017, 08:53 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Just makes me sick to see this. There have been a few reports of EHD here in MI but so far isolated to a few southern counties but I know how quickly it will spread.
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11-12-2017, 09:04 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Dean,, Jefferson county is on the Ohio River--the largest city is Steubenville. Jefferson , Ohio is probably 2hrs north of here, and yes it is carried by a biting midge.
Jay, the first frost kills the midges and essentially ends the epidemic--but there is always next year. We were also hit hard around my house where the stench of dead deer was prevalent for weeks, but at least one survived as a big 10 pt was tending a doe by my mailbox when I came home from pheasant hunting today.
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11-12-2017, 09:06 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Yes, we found all these along the creek bottom
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Awful, what a waste. hope the deer rebound. Thank God it has not hit Mississippi.
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11-13-2017, 02:41 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Terrible disease. I know that EHD and Blue Tongue are similar viruses...I think that EHD & Blue Tongue are insect borne by those nasty little biting flies. Terrible to see that.
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