PULLMAN, Wash. – Elk treponeme-associated hoof disease, previously thought to be limited to deformations in elks’ hooves, appears to create molecular changes throughout the animal’s system ...

State wildlife managers say they suspect the treponeme bacteria — linked to hoof disease in cows and sheep in many parts of the world — is the cause of deformed and missing hooves in elk in So ...

The elk tested positive for treponeme-associated hoof disease (TAHD), often referred to as elk hoof disease. This is the first known elk to test positive for the disease in Douglas County and the ...

Last month, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife sent abnormal hooves collected from four elk in northwest Washington to Colorado State University to test for treponeme-associated hoof ...

The study, published last month in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that treponeme-associated hoof disease, or TAHD, is causing systemic molecular changes throughout the animal.

The disease, known as Treponeme associated hoof disease or TAHD, has not surfaced in Yakima County, but state officials are asking hunters and others to report any sign of elk with hoof deformities.