PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A disease that could lead to mass mortalities in local deer populations has been confirmed in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it recently confirmed epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in Wayne and Whitely townships.
There have also been reports of suspected hemorrhagic disease in Perry Township, Greene County, and Beaver County, but the agency said it couldn’t collect viable specimens for testing…