Nearly 20 percent of Buncombe County’s population is over 65, and most of those have one or more chronic health conditions. Local agencies are stepping up efforts to prevent and treat chronic diseases.
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Biologists observe increasing cases of hemorrhagic disease in WNC deer
The disease of white-tailed deer does not affect humans, but could be devastating for the deer population (photo by Bill Rhodes).