Houston Zoo The Death of Mac

Elephants have been dropping like flies lately...
 
This is tragic as he has been a star of the Houston Zoo for quite some time now. Its really annoying when everytime I go to zoo beat and find anextremely depressing article like this. In September it was Misha at Hogle Zoo, In October it was Dottie, and now in November its Mac. Extremely depressing and I really can't believe this happened.
 
How many others elephants have actually died of herpes virus? I didn't think there were that many. The only other one I can think of is Ganesh at the Columbus Zoo.
 
Ones that come to mind for me is the recent one in Calgary, and Hansa at Woodland Park Zoo. Also I believe this is not the first herpes death in Houston if I recall.
 
EEHV Deaths in N America

Sorted by year of Death...Name (Sex) Species....birth/death institution

1983...Astor (M) Asian.....Bronx
1988...Beau Thai (M) Asian....Houston
1991...Pearl (F) Asian....Lincoln Park (born in Houston)
1993...Maiya (F) Asian...Dickerson Park
1993...Maverick (M) Asian...Tulsa
1995...Kumari (F) Asian....National
1996...Kijana (M) African...Oakland
1998...Kiba (M) Asian...Berlin (born in Houston)
1999...Belle (F) Asian...Perris, CA (born R Schmidt)
2000...Singgah (F) Asian...Houston
2000...Kala (M) Asian...Vallejo, CA (born Dickerson Park)
2002...Kathy Sh-Boom (F) Asian...Niabi, IL (wildborn)
2002...Haji (M) Asian...Dickerson Park
2003...Preya (F) Asian...Syracuse, NY
2004...Jennie (F) Asian...Hugo, OK
2004...Kimba (F) Asian....Houston
2005...Ganesh (M) Asian...Columbus (born Cincinnati)
2007...Hansa (F) Asian...Seattle
2007...Nisha (F) Asian...Dickerson Park
2008...Malti (F) Asian...Calgary
2008...Mac (M) Asian...Houston

Please list others that I have missed. I know the more recent cases I havent recored in my database.
 
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Um, Nisha in Springfield Dickerson Park zoo also sadly died from Herpes,

also ,I personally was looking forward into what Mac would be as a gorwn up, being so large at birth already and presuming from his father he most likely would of grown tusks,
 
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