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Second Baby Elephant Dies From Herpes Virus at Syracuse Zoo After a fight for his life that lasted just over a week, a second elephant at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo has died. The Syracuse zoo's 5-year-old elephant, Batu, died Friday morning after he contracted Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus. He tested positive for the virus the previous Thursday, and the zoo's elephant team and a veterinary team from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine immediately got to work, beginning aggressive treatments of anti-viral and herpes medicines, as well as plasma infusions from his herd ...

Batu had been in treatment since last week when a blood test came back positive for the virus, the zoo said in a statement. The elephant received medications and infusions of plasma but the viral load of EEHV in its blood grew exponentially by the day. Early Friday morning, eight days after testing positive, “he laid down to rest and never got up,” Fox said. “Although we knew this could happen, it’s hard to accept,” Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said. “Words can’t begin to express our sadness and grief. Yet we know that as heartbroken as we are, our elephant team and ou...

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY announced Friday the death of a second elephant calf in days. 5-year-old Batu died due to Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV) early Friday morning, said Rosamond Gifford Zoo Director Ted Fox. EEHV is caused by a strain of herpes virus that targets Asian elephants. Batu’s little brother, Ajay, died from the virus on Tuesday. Fox said the zoo’s elephant team and veterinary staff from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine worked tirelessly all week trying to save Batu while the “viral load” of EEHV in his blood grew by the da...

Photo: Rosamond Gifford Zoo | Facebook. WHECTV Created: December 11, 2020 04:29 PM SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WHEC) — The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse announced Friday it lost a second elephant calf to Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV) this week. Friday 5-year-old Batu passed from the virus. On Tuesday, his little brother, Ajay, passed from the same virus. In a Facebook post, the zoo said Batu had been in treatment since last Thursday, when a blood test came back positive for the virus. The zoo says Batu was being treated aggressively, with anti-viral and...

The Associated Press FILE - In this May 21, 2019 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress, prepares to fly over Southwest Asia. Two American bomber aircraft have flown over a swath of the Middle East, sending what U.S. officials say is a message of deterrence to Iran. The flight of the two massive B-52H Stratofortress bombers over the region on Thursday was the second such mission in less than a month. It was designed to underscore America’s continuing commitment to the Middle East even as President Donald Trump's administration withdraws thousands of troops fro...