MICHIGAN, USA — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources shared on Tuesday the first detected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer in 2025.
The disease was found in some free-ranging white-tail deer in Eaton, Jackson, Van Buren and Washtenaw Counties, and confirmed the EHD virus thanks to work from the DNR Wildlife Health Section, Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study.
The DNR said EHD is a viral and sometimes fatal disease that can affect white-tailed deer in Michigan. Midges or biting flies transmit the disease through a bite. Deer cannot transmit the disease directly to one another…