Residents in Queen Anne’s and Kent counties, and statewide, are being warned by the Department of Natural Resources of an outbreak in Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in white-tailed deer. Maryland DNR advises hunters that EHD is the likely cause of death for white-tailed deer reported in numerous counties across the state, reports WBOC. EHD is a naturally occurring disease that affects white-tailed deer and, rarely, domestic livestock. The disease poses no threat to humans, according to DNR. EHD is common throughout the eastern United States and outbreaks occur in Maryland annually at differing degrees.