Mysterious Disease Claims Dozens of Deer in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has determined that 30 to 40 deer found dead in Crawford County died from hemorrhagic disease, which is caused by viruses spread by biting midges. While elk and deer are susceptible to the infection, deer are more vulnerable, and large-scale mortality events have been recorded in the state in recent years. Hemorrhagic disease poses no danger to humans or pets, and the Game Commission is urging people to report sightings of two or more dead deer in the same area.