SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash.(AP) – Wild deer are suffering from an animal disease on the San Juan Islands after residents reported more than 50 dead deer to state and local wildlife officials since early May.
Dr. Kristin Mansfield, a veterinarian for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the disease was identified as adenovirus hemorrhagic disease, which was first discovered in California in 1993.
It poses no risk to humans, but officials said the way it spreads has been compared to how the coronavirus spreads among humans. There is no known treatment or cure.