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Officers uncover explanation for loss of life of 9 monkeys who died in two days at Hong Kong zoo

By Editorial Board Published October 19, 2024 3 Min Read
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Officers uncover explanation for loss of life of 9 monkeys who died in two days at Hong Kong zoo

9 monkeys who died over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong had caught a bacterial illness, presumably on account of latest digging work close to their enclosure.

On Sunday 13 October, eight monkeys have been discovered useless, with one other dying a day later, after all of them displayed uncommon behaviour and urge for food.

Officers launched an investigation on the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, sealing off and disinfecting areas amid fears of a zoonotic illness.

They’ve now stated the animals died after being contaminated with melioidosis, which brought about them to develop sepsis.

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A De Brazza’s monkey at Hong Kong zoo. Pic: AP

This may increasingly have been on account of latest digging close to their enclosure, an official stated.

Secretary for tradition, sports activities and tourism Kevin Yeung stated that infections of this sort usually happen via contact with contaminated soil and water.

“We’re saddened by the passing of the nine monkeys,” Mr Yeung stated, including there was considered no hazard to people of contracting it.

A cordon around the enclosures of monkeys at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Pic: AP

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A cordon across the enclosures of monkeys on the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Pic: AP

The deceased animals have been a De Brazza’s monkey, a typical squirrel monkey, 4 white-faced sakis and three cotton-top tamarins – a species listed as critically endangered by the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature.

The park had beforehand carried out work to restore irrigation pipes beneath a flower mattress close to the monkey enclosure earlier this month, and the deaths could also be associated to that, Mr Yeung stated.

“The incubation period for melioidosis in primates is about a week and this matched with the period after the soil digging work,” he stated.

One other clarification might be that some contaminated monkeys had shut contact with different monkeys, he continued.

Or, he added, the monkeys might need been uncovered to the micro organism after park workers had walked into the cages with presumably contaminated sneakers.

One other De Brazza’s monkey additionally displayed uncommon behaviour and urge for food however officers stated that, as of Friday, its situation remained steady.

Edwin Tsui, the controller of the centre, stated the incident solely occurred in a single zone of Hong Kong’s oldest zoo.

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