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U.S. - Louisville Zoo's 3-year-old elephant, Fitz, diagnosed with potentially fatal virus

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Mary Wilson

Well-known member
Jun 29, 2023 Updated 22 min ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A beloved 3-year-old elephant at the Louisville Zoo has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease.

In a news release, zoo officials said Thursday that Fitz has been diagnosed with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus. It's known as the EEHV virus.

The virus effects elephants, especially young elephants, worldwide. The elephant care team first noticed signs of the virus on June 25. ...
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A blood sample sent to the Smithsonian Zoo confirmed the diagnosis on June 28. It's still unknown what activates the disease.

There is no vaccine for the virus and there's just a 20-30% survival rate. ...

https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisvill...cle_08518ea4-16b8-11ee-bc26-379ca20214f3.html

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Fitz the elephant dies at Louisville Zoo after contracting deadly virus

Jul 1, 2023 Updated 3 hrs ago​

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A beloved 3-year-old elephant at the Louisville Zoo that was diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease died late Friday night.

The Zoo released the information on Twittter and in a news release Saturday morning. ...

Fitz had been under treatments in an effort to save his life after he was diagnosed with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). The zoo said that's a type of herpes virus. ...

A necropsy will be performed and any additional information from the results will be released later.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/fitz-the-...cle_d2f3df8c-181f-11ee-aec1-cb5b67def2e4.html


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