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epizootic hemorrhagic disease

noun

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  1. A disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus…

    A disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), caused by Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus transmitted by certain midges, especially the species Culicoides variipennis.

    • Bluetongue symptoms in white-tailed deer are identical to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD).
    • Other species, including pronghorns and mule deer, sometimes are infected, but epizootic hemorrhagic disease is most evident in white-tailed deer.

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