epizootic hemorrhagic disease

noun1

1. •
   A disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), caused by Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus transmitted by certain midges, especially the species Culicoides variipennis.

   • Bluetongue symptoms in white-tailed deer are identical to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). — 1981