Scabies infecting more Yellowstone elk
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_on_sc/elk_scabies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070118/capt.978eb897f94a4b39bb37d635080e6707.elk_scabies_nyol971.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=mSfzewWaGo.oDzcb9au.5w--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A herd of elk graze in the meadows of Yellowstone National Park with the background Mt. Holmes, left, and Mt. Dome, in this 1997 file photo. The number of elk in the Yellowstone region infected with scabies, a skin infestation caused by mites, is up this year, state wildlife officials say. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The number of elk in the Yellowstone National Park region infected with scabies, a skin infestation caused by mites, is up this year, state wildlife officials say. The disease can be fatal, especially when an animal's health has been weakened for other reasons, such as old age or disease.</p><br clear="all"/>