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Biting Midges
Lifestyle
New Yorkers Encouraged To Report Sick Or Dead Deer To DEC
After two white-tailed deer in Ulster County died from Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), the state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking residents to report sick deer. The deers were found in the town of Esopus, said the DEC on Wednesday, Aug. 4. DEC is currently following up on reports of several other dead deer in Westchester, Dutchess, and Ulster counties. EHD virus is an often fatal disease of deer that is transmitted by biting midges, small bugs often called no-see-ums or "punkies." The disease is not spread from deer to deer and humans cannot be infected by dee…