A Potentially Fatal Mix of Herpes in Zoos

[Zooplantman]

This is ominous

Zebra herpes virus kills zoo polar bears | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine

(for those who may not know the article's author -- not the researcher the article is based on -- Ed Yong is a highly respected science journalist)

 

[karoocheetah]

Agreed - any infection that crosses species boundaries is usually really nasty, like Ebola, Green Monkey Fever, Flu and the majority of the 'Pox' diseases.
Scary stuff for captive animal keepers

 

[Arizona Docent]

When I first read the post title, I thought it said lethal mix of HERPS. I was thinking someone was going to try to put garter snakes in with king cobras or something.