Chester Zoo Herpes hits Chester?

Nisha

Nisha

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Apparently in one of the major newspapers (Telegraph I think) from yesterday or the day before it revealed that an Elephant at Chester Zoo had died from the Herpes virus. I think it must be Raman but can't be certien as I never saw the article for myself. Worrying times :( :confused: Anyone seen this article?
 
Found it at the times, plus I think more is being made into the Elephant herpes situation.

Times Online e-paper

Can I also add it says "test SUGGEST he died from the virus" nothing is yet confirmed unless we hear from Chester themselves.
 
Google says The Times, 14th October - but I'm not subscribing to anything of Mr Murdoch's, so I haven't read the whole story.

Alan
 
gentle lemur said:
Google says The Times, 14th October - but I'm not subscribing to anything of Mr Murdoch's, so I haven't read the whole story.

Alan
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Elephants at Chester Zoo, the first zoo successfully to breed the animals in captivity, are being monitored after one died suddenly from a virus. Tests suggest that the two-year-old male Asian elephant, Raman, died from a herpes virus, which is increasingly common among both captive and wild animals.

Source: The Times
 
Herpes ele viri so difficult to eradicate with so many strains ...
It is a monitoring constant in the Asian elephant EEP.
 
I couldnt find anything while seraching Times Online, and theres nothing on Cheter Zoos website. Google has no hits on news for "chester zoo elephant "....

Can you confirm the content of the article in Times?
 
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