Odisha seeks help from Assam, Kerala to save tuskers from killer virus as 4 die

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Odisha seeks help from Assam, Kerala to save tuskers from killer virus as 4 die

Monday, 23 September 2019 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

With as many as four elephants having died at the Nandankanan Zoo in a span of a month after being infected by Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV), a worried Odisha Government has sought assistance of experts of Assam and Kerala to fight the virus.

“The State Government has contacted experts in Assam and Kerala, where a similar virus killed several elephants in the past,” said Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Sunday.

Efforts are on to save the remaining jumbos, Arukha said. Out of these four elephants, three are adults. The EEHV mostly affects elephants below 15 years of age. Since most of the elephants were brought from different forests of the State, blood samples would be collected to ensure that the EEHV has not spread to the wild one also, he said.

Nandankanan Zoo Deputy Director Jayant Das said all precautionary measures are being taken to save lives of the remaining elephants. It is not known whether the virus has also affected these elephants, he added.

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