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In the Missouri deer population, chronic wasting disease (CWD) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) can show similar signs and symptoms. The comparison of symptoms, spread, and causes of the two diseases below can help hunters and landowners identify disease in their local population.
CWD has been found in Missouri and is slowly spreading although it remains relatively rare in the state at this time. EHD has periodically affected deer across the U.S., including in Missouri, for decades. EHD can have significant short-term impacts on the deer population, but it has never been shown to have a long-term impact on the population.