Hong Kong, Monkeys and melioidosis
cnbctv18 · 17h
Melioidosis kills 11 monkeys in Hong Kong: All about the bacterial infection
Melioidosis cases witness a spike after heavy rainfall, hurricanes or other severe weather events as it leads to the rise of bacteria on the surface of the soil, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Associated Press · 3d
9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say
Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday.
scmp.com · 4h
Hong Kong monkey deaths spark calls for external review, soil sampling at zoo
A recent spate of monkey deaths at a Hong Kong zoo warrants a review of biosecurity protocols by an external organisation and soil surveillance for bacteria linked to the fatalities, animal health and microbiology experts have said.
scmp.com · 3d
9 monkeys died from melioidosis bacterial infection in Hong Kong zoo
Nine monkeys that died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens succumbed to an infectious disease that can affect both animals and people. Confirming an earlier Post report, officials said on Friday that necropsies and laboratory tests had revealed the animals had melioidosis. The cause of death was melioidosis-induced sepsis.
U.S. News & World Report · 1d
Hong Kong Authorities Say Soil Infection Killed Monkeys, as 11th Dies
Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the past week.
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