NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a report from last week, officials with the ABQ BioPark zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico say Jazmine, the eight-year-old Asian elephant, has died from...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Just days after 3-year-old Asian elephant, Thorn, died from elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) at the ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, zoo officials...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tragedy has hit the ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico again. Zoo officials say Thorn, a three-year-old male elephant at the zoo, died in the early morning hours...

Here we’ll take a look at some other news going on across the globe: Notes from the Field: Delays in Identification and Treatment of a Case of Septicemic Plague — Navajo County, Arizona, 2020 On...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Forest and Animal Husbandry Department in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India are reporting the death of a wild elephant  from anthrax in Anaikatti. The...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY announced Friday the death of a second elephant calf in days. 5-year-old Batu died due to Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV)...

The Oregon Zoo is reporting the fourth case of tuberculosis, or TB in an Asian elephant in recent years.  The 34-year-old, Sung-Surin, or “Shine” tested positive for the disease on Wednesday...

Another zoo animal has died as a result of infection with the serious bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, prompting zoo officials to conduct a vaccination drive in the neighboring areas. An elephant succumbed...

A little more than a week after a one-horned rhinoceros died from anthrax at a zoo in Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura, India, Indian media reports the death of an elephant from the lethal bacterial...