Hartford, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - There's a die-off of white tailed deer taking place in areas of Connecticut.
Wildlife experts at the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection report the deer have been succumbing to what is know as hemorrhagic disease.
The disease was first documented here in 2017.
DEEP says it has received reports in Goshen, Kent, and East Haddam, where three deer were found dead from the disease.
Scientists say the disease usually kills a deer within three days of infection.
The disease is transmitted primarily through midges, DEEP says.
It does not infect humans.
Scientists say outbreaks of hemmorhagic disease usualluy occur in years like 2022 in which drought conditions are prevalent.
Symptoms may include a swollen head, neck, tongue or eyelids, and a bloody discharge from the nose.
DEEP says anyone observing emaciated deer or those acting strangely to give them a call.