The disease has been called the "zombie deer virus" because infected animals experience weight loss, lack of coordination, listlessness, and drooling as it progresses. The disease was discovered ...

Deer infected with EHD have been referred to with the misnomer “zombie deer ... Midges carry the virus that causes EHD. So when insects bite a host, such as a deer, they transmit the virus ...

The slow decline of the nervous system causes animals to drool, stumble, and stare blankly in the days before they die — that’s why it’s been dubbed “zombie deer disease” and “the dise ...

So far eight deer have tested positive in Wyandot and Marion counties. Chronic wasting disease often gets the "zombie" label as well. Chronic wasting disease is not caused by a virus. It is caused ...

Humans should be prepared for a "slow-moving disaster" as a horrific zombie deer disease spreads across ... States Geological Survey (USGS), the virus has been detected in 32 states and four ...

Colerain Township Police had to make a call to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources earlier this week after finding what they called a "zombie deer ... ODNR said.The virus deteriorates ...

The EHD virus is not infectious to people or pets and is not spread from animal to animal. It is transmitted by the bite of small insects called midges, so EHD-associated deaths in deer can occur ...

According to WCPO, “zombie deer” is called Epizootic Hemorrhagic ... EHD disappears less than 24 hours after the animal is dead. The virus cannot be spread via deer carcasses.