US EditionDisease Outbreak Has Killed Nearly 100 Deer
Nearly 100 deer deaths linked to epizootic hemorrhagic disease confirmed; disease spreads via biting flies and ends with frost, officials said.
- On Oct. 3, 2025 the Province's Animal Health Centre confirmed epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in the Grand Forks area, with nearly 100 deer found dead in the past week.
- As part of the natural cycle, EHD spreads via small biting flies during hot summer and late-summer weather, ending abruptly with frost or cool, wet weather.
- Laboratory testing shows EHD affects white-tailed deer, mule deer and bighorn sheep, with the 2021 California bighorn sheep event killing many about 340 kilometres east of Vancouver.
- Public-Health guidance urges caution and reporting; Health Canada and WHO advise not eating meat from infected animals and recommend reporting wildlife via 1 877 952-7277 or calling Jeff Gailey at 250 442-9637.
- The province says an expanded hunt from Jan. 5 to Jan. 31 next year will allow one additional deer to lower chronic wasting disease risk near Cranbrook, where six cases are confirmed.
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Nearly 100 deer found dead in Grand Forks, B.C. as epizootic hemorrhagic disease confirmed
B.C. has confirmed the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease among deer in the Grand Forks area. Meanwhile, it's also announced an expanded hunting season to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease in the deer population near Cranbrook.
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Disease outbreak has killed nearly 100 deer around Grand Forks, B.C., province says
GRAND FORKS - The British Columbia government has confirmed the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in the Grand Forks area.
Disease outbreak has killed nearly 100 deer around Grand Forks, B.C., province says – Energeticcity.ca
GRAND FORKS — The British Columbia government has confirmed the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in the Grand Forks area. A statement from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says nearly 100 deer have been found dead in the past week. It says the province’s Animal Health Centre confirmed the diagnosis Friday after testing of collected samples. The disease is distinct from chronic wasting disease, wh…
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