Rift Valley fever, an infectious viral disease, poses a significant threat to livestock and human health in Africa and the Middle East. Although the disease hasn't reached the United States, a recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and Kansas State University shows that U.S. white-tailed deer are susceptible to the Rift Valley fever virus.
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Deer potential host to virus
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Wis. Gov. Scott Walker’s emergency rules to combat chronic wasting disease demand more from private deer farms than the public’s 700,000-plus deer hunters.
An entire herd of whitetail deer was euthanized in May in Iowa County because of chronic wasting disease.
