Four-year-old elephant dies of herpes virus (Dhenkanal)
The New Indian Express
May 15, 2021
Ending suspense over reasons behind the death of a four-year-old elephant
calf at a rescue centre in Kapilash on Thursday, Centre for Wildlife Health
(CWH) in OUAT vets confirmed that the jumbo was infected with Elephant
Endotheliotripic Herpes Virus (EEHV).
The calf, named Hero, suddenly collapsed and died without any noticeable
symptoms. DFO Prakash Chand Gogineni said the other five elephants at the
center have been administered the antiviral drugs to check the spread of
the deadly infection.
“We will send blood samples of the remaining five every three days to keep
a track of any infection building up,” added Gogineni. EEHV had claimed the
lives of at least five jumbos, including four in Nandankanan, in the State
in 2019.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/may/15/four-year-oldelephant-dies-of-herpes-virus-2302788.html
Four-year-old elephant dies of herpes virus (Dhenkanal)
The New Indian Express
May 15, 2021
Ending suspense over reasons behind the death of a four-year-old elephant
calf at a rescue centre in Kapilash on Thursday, Centre for Wildlife Health
(CWH) in OUAT vets confirmed that the jumbo was infected with Elephant
Endotheliotripic Herpes Virus (EEHV).
The calf, named Hero, suddenly collapsed and died without any noticeable
symptoms. DFO Prakash Chand Gogineni said the other five elephants at the
center have been administered the antiviral drugs to check the spread of
the deadly infection.
“We will send blood samples of the remaining five every three days to keep
a track of any infection building up,” added Gogineni. EEHV had claimed the
lives of at least five jumbos, including four in Nandankanan, in the State
in 2019.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/may/15/four-year-oldelephant-dies-of-herpes-virus-2302788.html