Help the DNR track hemorrhagic disease 7/26/2024 3:08:00 PM View Count 7687 Hemorrhagic disease, commonly referred to as EHD or Bluetongue, has been impacting deer in Iowa for over a decade, with severe outbreaks occurring in 2012, 2013, 2019, and 2023.
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease 11/21/2023 11:52:00 AM View Count 7431 Iowa is experiencing the third worst outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), behind only the outbreaks in 2012 and 2019 in severity. The disease appears to have hit southeastern Iowa the hardest, but has been reported in 74 counties, which is the highest number of counties to report the disease in one year.
Virus claiming deer in Iowa 8/27/2019 11:51:00 AM View Count 6080 An outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is impacting deer primarily in south central Iowa with the largest concentration of infected animals being reported in Warren County.