Keep your eyes peeled

October

If you see a deer with a “swollen head, neck, tongue or eyelids; erosion of the dental pad or ulcers on the tongue; hemorrhaging of the heart, lungs, rumen and intestines; peeling of hooves; and high fever,” the state Department of Environmental Conservation wants to know.

Such symptoms could mean the deer has Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease. Warning:the link will take you to a .pdf brochure with some rather graphic images. And, just to be clear, DEC’s request is aimed more at hunters and other outdoors people rather than the general public. No need to pull over on the parkway and give a deer a physical.
The DEC tested several deer carcasses found in Albany County and found them positive for the disease. “It’s the first confirmed detection of EHD in New York State, according to DEC’s announcement, and “EHD does not present a threat to human health.”

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 1:31 pm by Mike Risinit.
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