Here is some data from Eastern Kentucky......They are good at the details....
"As of November 15, 2017:
In Floyd County, where 439 cases of dead or dying deer have been reported, 104 deer have been taken by hunters. Last season hunters bagged a total of 891 deer in the county.
In Morgan County, where 274 cases of dead or dying deer have been reported, 202 deer have been taken by hunters. Last season hunters bagged a total of 1,081 deer in the county.
In Pike County, where 576 cases of dead or dying deer have been reported, 286 have been taken by hunters. Last season hunters bagged a total of 1,508 deer in the county.
The infectious viral disease, that kills white-tailed deer and other wild ruminants periodically throughout the eastern half of the U.S. and southern Canada, is spread by several species of flying insects in the genus Culicoides.
Deer usually die in eight to 36 hours following the onset of observable signs, which include labored breathing, excessive salivation, no fear of humans, lameness, swelling of the head, neck or eyelids, or blue tissue coloration around their mouth and nose. Infected deer that survive for a longer period of time experience lameness, loss of appetite and greatly reduced activity.
High fever causes deer to seek out water. That's why carcasses are usually found in or near ponds or streams.
Reports of dead or dying deer began increasing in September.
By November 2, 2017 KDFWR had received 4,586 reports from 86 Kentucky counties as far west as Marshall County. The epicenter of the outbreak was east of Interstate-75, where five counties reporting more than 200 cases. Twelve other counties in the region reported from 100 to 200 cases."
Map by county with total cases reported below-
https://fw.ky.gov/Wildlife/Documents/EHDMap.pdf