Dublin Zoo Elephants 'Now Recovered' After Virus Outbreak
Dublin Zoo has announced that all its elephants are now healthy following the break-out of a deadly virus.
Two elephants died from the EEHV disease in July.
EEHV is a life threatening virus that only exits in elephants and has a high mortality rate among younger members of the herd.
All five Asian female elephants at Dublin Zoo contracted the virus over the summer while the one male did not.
The virus resulted in the deaths of 8 year old Avani and 7 year old Zinda and there were concerns for the three others - particularly the younger ones.
But now Dublin Zoo has revealed they've recovered and are no longer at risk.
The Director of the Zoo says it's a bittersweet moment as they're relieved and grateful their elephant herd has recovered but says they'll never forget the tragic loss of two elephants.
