Frankfort, KY — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says a deadly virus has been found in a white-tailed deer in the state. The agency said the white-tailed female deer recovered from Graves County in western Kentucky tested positive for hemorrhagic disease, sometimes referred to as “blue tongue”. This is the state’s first case this year. State wildlife veterinarian Christine Casey says the virus is transmitted to deer by small biting flies and can’t be transmitted to people or pets. Outbreaks of the disease usually last from late summer until the first hard frost. Wildlife officials say the deadly virus has also been detected in white-tailed deer in southern West Virginia. The state Division of Natural Resources says in a news release that the deer were found dead in Greenbrier, Monroe and Summers counties. The statement says the DNR is trying to determine the extent of the outbreak statewide.