One more monkey died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on Sunday, taking the total to 11 since the outbreak of an infectious disease at the park last week. Authorities said a necropsy would be performed on the common squirrel monkey to ascertain if the cause of death matched the melioidosis diagnosis in…
Another monkey died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on Saturday, taking the total to 10 amid an outbreak of an infectious disease. Authorities said the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department would conduct a necropsy to determine whether the cause of death of the common squirrel monkey was the same as earlier cases….
Melioidosis has returned to the public spotlight after health authorities confirmed the disease caused the death of nine monkeys at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. The disease, caused by the Burkholderia pseudomallei bacterium, is endemic to the city, with a previous outbreak involving dozens of cases in Sham Shui Po in 2022. The…
Nine monkeys that died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens are believed to have suffered from a bacterial infection that can affect both animals and humans, the Post has learned. Sources said on Friday necropsies and laboratory tests revealed the suspected diagnosis. Officials are expected to announce further details in a press briefing…