DEC Reports First Detection of Bluetongue Virus in New York

DEC reported three deer in Southampton, Suffolk County, tested positive for bluetongue, which is closely related to the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) virus and is transmitted in the same way.

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