(WHTM) -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission said it detected a viral disease fatal to white-tailed deer in the state.

EHD, or epizootic hemorrhagic disease, spreads to deer when they are bitten by infected midges, also called "no-see-ums." The disease emerges in late summer and remains a threat usually until the first hard frost, when the midges die off, the commission said.

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EHD has been detected in: • Muddy Creek Township, Butler County • Mill Creek Township, Erie County • Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County • Liberty and Shenango townships, Mercer County

Test results are pending for dead deer in southwestern and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Deer mortality can be severe in local areas where EHD is present, th

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