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The Lewiston Tribune

The Lewiston Tribune

Healthy elk can contract the rapidly spreading disease, known as TAHD, by simply walking on soil contaminated previously by infected hooves.

The Spokesman-Review

You can help wildlife officials and researchers monitor and prevent the spread of elk hoof disease, a debilitating disease in elk that causes deformed, overgrown, broken, or sloughed hooves. The disease – now also known as treponeme-associated hoof disease (TAHD) – was first described as a local issue in southwest Washington, but it is now […]

Experiment provides clues to how hoof disease is spread.

We are now obtaining preliminary findings from a more advanced diagnostic approach called metagenomic analysis.

Collaboration with the state and tribal wildlife managers and participation by hunters and landowners has been key.