Lethal Virus News Today

Chinese scientists experiment with a mutant coronavirus in mice, raising concerns about pandemic risks. The virus, GX_P2V, showed 100% mortality in humanised mice

Credit: Rosamond Gifford Zoo The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is in Syracuse, New York, is mourning the loss of another young elephant just days after the death of a year-old calf. On Sunday, the zoo announced on Facebook that their 5-year-old Asian elephant Batu died on Friday morning after succumbing to Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV), "a lethal strain of herpes that targets Asian elephants." ...