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Coelacanth18 said:
Unfortunately, it is currently a widespread and serious problem in the American captive population.
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Woah, the whole population?! These are the first deaths that i think I’ve heard about African elephants from EEHV (I knew Africans carry it too, but unlike with Asian elephants with i’d never heard of a death from it before).
 
Loxodonta Cobra said:
Woah, the whole population?! These are the first deaths that i think I’ve heard about African elephants from EEHV (I knew Africans carry it too, but unlike with Asian elephants with i’d never heard of a death from it before).
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Hmm, come to think of it I'm not sure if any African elephants have succumbed to it before now. Several Asian elephants certainly have and it's a constant worry for that population. It's definitely transferable between the two species (but not with anything else).
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Come to think of it I'm not sure if any African elephants have succumbed to it before now. Several Asian elephants certainly have and it's a constant worry for that population. It's definitely transferable between the two species (but not with anything else).
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gerenuk said:
Oakland had a calf or two die from EEHV.
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loxodonta said:
Which calves at Oakland were those? Baltimore almost lost their calf to EEHV but recovered.
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The following post from the thread The Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus Impact & Cure provides details retaining to African elephant calves that have been diagnosed with or succumbed to EEHV in North America.
 
DAKFan said:
Yes, Nereus died back in October. The seals will be moved to that exhibit at some point in the future. Aurora is currently the only walrus the zoo has on exhibit.


The Great Apes is still being planned and will be built in phases. The Orangutans will be first. They are already on site at the zoo. The exhibit will take place of the Ring Tailed Lemurs and small theater along with the backside of those 2 areas. Gorillas, Bonobos and Chimps will also be coming, but down the road.

The entire Encounters is closed and will be changed into an "Islands" themed area. The Ring Tailed Lemurs will be moving there. Komodo dragons will also be exhibited there.
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Have they made any further announcement about gorillas and bonobos
 
Hemingway, a male bottlenose dolphin that is owned by the Georgia Aquarium was moved to the Indianapolis Zoo in October according to the MMIR. I am guessing a breeding recommendation! I am surprised that Brookfield did not have any movement of this sort as well.
 
Echobeast said:
Kedar is free of EEHV.

Deadly virus now ‘nearly undetectable’ in African elephant at Indianapolis Zoo
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I am really, really seriously happy and contented over this!!!

Aside: very, very glad that zoo and vet management are finally getting to grips with the herpes disease elephant "dragon". After years of struggling with the rapid onset of the disease in juvenile elephants leaving staff and vets virtually helpless and clueless how to engage the disease, better and rapid screening and large scale intravention therapy - from this year onwards - seems to have brought heaps of progress and a giant step forward in elephant herpes treatment therapy.

This is not just important for the African - and seemingly all the more so - as well as for the Asiatic species. Whereas previously the disease was thought only to affect the Asiatic species that myth has finally been broken.
 
Jesus. This strain is just ripped through the poor zoo's animals. Fingers crossed for a swift recovery for Zahara. Given her age and the fact that it's been 11 days since symptoms first started, I'm certain she'll pull through just fine though.
 
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