Cattle, Deer Getting Virus
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Posted: 5:45 AM Sep 27, 2007
Cattle, Deer Getting Virus
An insect-borne virus is spreading to some Kentucky cattle herds.
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An insect-borne virus taking a toll on deer has spread to some Kentucky cattle herds.

Cattle farmers were already struggling with a shortage of feed supplies caused by weather setbacks.

Wade Northington is the director of an animal diagnostic laboratory in western Kentucky.

He says epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, was detected by his lab in 20 to 30 cattle that died in recent weeks.

The disease can NOT be contracted by humans, but is spread to deer or cattle by biting gnats or flies.

Northington says horses do not appear to be susceptible to the virus.

He says some veterinarians suspect that some cases of aborted calves may be due to the disease.

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Posted by: sonny on Sep 27, 2007 at 10:58 AM

4 years ago when our deer died because of this disease the state said cattle couldnt get it and when it happend again this year they said the same thing again so it is the same as in ky and cattle can catch it in ky but not in wv i dont think so and if cattle can get it so can horses or even people for that matter so come on wv tell the truth or at least give us some more info on the disease and tell us more we have went thru thi 2 times in 4 years with the state not telling much about it so please let us no more because we eat deer and cattle both so why cant we get it too or whats the effects down the road for people or is that another top state secret
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