Tag: Herpes Virus

Bhubaneswar: In Odisha, diseases are also a major killer of jumbos. Diseases had killed at least two elephants of nearly six elephant deaths every month last financial year (2018-19). The recent death of three juvenile jumbos at Nandankannan Zoo in less than a month has once again put the glare on lax jumbo care prevailing […]

Bhubaneswar:  The deaths of three elephants within a span of 25 days due to the elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus has now put the authorities of Nandankanan Zoo and Forest department in a fix as they now face an uphill task to contain its outbreak. As there is no prescribed or proven method of treatment, efforts […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking the toll to 4, another female elephant ‘Gauri’ succumbed to EEHV (Elephant Endotheliotrophic Herpes Virus) attack while undergoing intensive treatment at Nandankanan Zoological Park Friday night. Reportedly after contracting the virus, Gauri was kept in isolation as a precautionary measure while her health condition was being monitored on every 12-hour basis. She was […]

Bhubaneswar: Is the lethal Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV) prevalent in Odisha wild elephants? Since the juvenile jumbos succumbed to  the killer virus at the State’s premier zoo have been translocated from different forest ranges like Dhenkanal to Chandaka and Narayanpatna,  wildlife experts are of the opinion that the lethal viral strains may have a […]

Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities wrote to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) requesting a protocol on the herpes virus, officials of the CZA visited the zoo on Wednesday to investigate the reason behind the death of four elephants in quick succession. After visiting the zoo, chief of national herpes […]

Cuttack: Herpes virus, which claimed lives of four elephants in Nandankanan Zoological Park within a span of a few days, is now suspected to have spread its tentacles beyond the confines of the zoo as a sick jumbo near Banra in Cuttack district was spotted this morning. Some locals reportedly spotted the elephant and immediately […]

Bhubaneswar: The deadly endotheliotropic herpes virus led to the death of a female elephant at Chandaka-Dampada sanctuary, as per the findings of professor Sushen Panda, Head of Veterinary Pathology, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Earlier, the elephant was found sick near Banra village of Banki block and died yesterday while undergoing treatment. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over a series of elephant deaths in Nandankanan zoo due to herpes virus, Odisha government has now pinned hopes on the newly-constituted committee of experts of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). Odisha Forest and Environment minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh today informed that following the deaths of four elephants in quick succession in Nandankanan […]