Hoof rot disease spreading to Olympic Peninsula elk; former CDC parasitologist suspects leptospirosis

[Emily]

[h=1]JORDAN NAILON | Hoof rot disease shows up in Olympic Peninsula elk[/h] Jordan Nailon 5:25 PM, Feb 9, 2015
8:04 AM, Feb 10, 2015

The unsightly hoof rot disease that has been steadily crippling elk in southwest Washington has found its way into the stately Roosevelt elk herds of the Olympic Peninsula...

http://www.kitsapsun.com/sports/jor...se-shows-up-in-olympic-peninsula-elk_88990315
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A local freelance journalist, Jon Gosch, reports a larger pattern of wildlife deaths and a suspected link between the disease, which might threaten human health, and herbicide use:

[h=3]April 29th, 2014[/h] [h=1]Infected Elk May Pose Serious Health Risk to Humans[/h] [h=2]Parasitology Expert Believes Elk Are Contagious, Bacteria Potentially Fatal[/h]

http://jongosch.com/infected-elk-may-pose-serious-health-risk-to-humans/​

[h=3]April 21st, 2014[/h] [h=1]Growing Evidence Links Herbicides to Elk Hoof Disease[/h] [h=2]After Five Years of Active Investigation, WDFW Officials Still Scratching Their Heads[/h] My family has hunted the forests of southwest Washington for more than sixty years and never before have they observed such a scarcity of wildlife...

http://jongosch.com/growing-evidence-links-herbicides-to-elk-hoof-disease/
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