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Virginia Tech: COVID-19 Infections Among Deer Populations Risk Wildlife Conservation Efforts, Says Wildlife Epidemiologist
November 24, 2021
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:

With deer season underway, hunters should take precaution as recent findings indicate that deer populations across the U.S. have been exposed to and infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Virginia Tech wildlife epidemiologist and conservation expert Luis Escobar says that while the role of deer as a source of COVID-19 infections to humans is unclear, wildlife conservation efforts are also at risk.

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