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Over 1,000 Kentucky Deer Affected by Hemorrhagic Disease
9/27/2025
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Story summary
- Over 1,000 Kentucky white-tailed deer have fallen ill or died from Hemorrhagic Disease (HD) as of September 22, 2025.
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife reports 553 reports in 94 counties; 19 of 32 samples tested positive, 11 pending.
- HD differs from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which has one wild Kentucky deer case, and HD poses no risk to humans.
