LANSING – Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reporting Michigan’s first detected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in 2025.

The DNR Wildlife Health Section, Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study confirmed the EHD virus in free-ranging white-tailed deer from Eaton, Jackson, Van Buren and Washtenaw counties. As samples are submitted from additional counties, any further detections will be posted on the DNR’s EHD webpage.

EHD is a viral, sometimes fatal disease that periodically affects white-tailed deer in Michigan, according to the DNR. It is transmitted through the bite of an infected midge, or biting fly. Deer cannot transmit the disease directly to one another; the virus must pass through t

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