Herpes -- United States
The death of the Oregon Zoo's youngest elephant was sudden but not unusual: The virus that killed her is the leading cause death for young Asian elephants like Lily worldwide, affecting captive animals and animals in the wild. Lily had elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Like herpesvirus in humans, it most often presents as small bumps on the skin. But sometimes, the virus causes severe internal bleeding.
The virus was 1st identified in 1995, when an elephant at the Smithsonian
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6176860&promed&0
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