SEOH DEER DISEASE 

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO, ONE COUNTY APPEARS TO BE AT THE CENTER OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK THAT IS KILLING DEER. 
SO-CALLED "E-H-D" IS SPREADING AMONG WHITE-TAILED DEER IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. "E-H-D" STANDS FOR EPIZOOIC HERRHAGIC DISEASE. EXPERTS AT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE ARE TRACKING THE SITUATION DOWN TO THE TOWNSHIP LEVEL. THEY SAY MORE THAN 50 DEER ARE REPORTED DEAD OR SICK SOUTH AND EAST OF ATHENS, AND IN FAR WEST WASHINGTON COUNTIES. MORGAN, NOBLE AND MEIGS ARE ALSO SEEING INCREASING RATES OF SPREAD.