Herpes -- United States
A 2-year-old Asian elephant named Mike died this week at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.
The death of the center's youngest elephant from elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) happened very quickly, the center said in a release.
"No one knows why the virus manifests this way in some elephants, since most elephants harbor the virus and never become ill," Director of Veterinary Care Dr. Ashley Settles said. "Mike only began to show the
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