Nine monkeys died over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong after contracting a bacterial disease, potentially linked to recent digging work near their enclosure. Officials believe the animals died from melioidosis, which causes sepsis, and that the infection may have come from contaminated soil or water.
Nine monkeys who died over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong had caught a bacterial disease , possibly as a result of recent digging work near their enclosure. On Sunday 13 October, eight monkeys were found dead, with another dying a day later, after they all displayed unusual behaviour and appetite. Officials launched an investigation at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, sealing off and disinfecting areas amid fears of a zoonotic disease.
The deceased animals were a De Brazza's monkey, a common squirrel monkey, four white-faced sakis and three cotton-top tamarins - a species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The park had previously conducted work to repair irrigation pipes under a flower bed near the monkey enclosure earlier this month, and the deaths may be related to that, Mr Yeung said.
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