Other Animal Disease -- United States
Reports of elk with broken, deformed, or missing hooves are increasing in the Western states this spring, including California's 1st case of "elk hoof disease," according to the Associated Press.
Washington state officials confirmed the most recent case of the disease was found in a herd in Yakima County, YakTriNews.com reported.
"For many years, we've been surveying for hoof disease in the Yakima area, but we have never had a case of a limping or lame elk associated with hoof disease,"
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7331083&promed&0
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