STIRRED UP IN THE WATER MAIN. THE ONE SEVEN, AN ELEPHANT AT THE BAYOU PARK TESTING POSITIVE FOR TUBERCULOSIS. THEY SAY ALBERT ISN’T SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS, BUT LAB TESTS FOUND THE BACTERIA IN HIS TRUNK.

Zoo elephants were the source of a tuberculosis outbreak in 2013 in Multnomah County, Ore., according to a recent article in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The public health ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Little Rock Zoo recently shared news that its eldest elephant, Zina, has been diagnosed with Tuberculosis after a test showed she was shedding the bacteria. The Little Rock ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He’s a star of the ABQ BioPark, having lived there for decades. Now, Albert the Asian elephant has a new lease on life, after a lengthy treatment for tuberculosis. “I think ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo’s oldest elephant has tested positive for tuberculosis following a routine exam. The elephant’s name is Zina and she was diagnosed after a trunk wash test ...

A team of doctors and vets in Pakistan has developed a novel treatment for a pair of elephants suffering from tuberculosis that involves feeding them at least 400 pills a day. The jumbo effort by ...

In 2006, five Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) were imported to Taronga Zoo, Australia, from Thailand. Pre-import and initial postarrival tuberculosis screening was performed by trunk wash (TW) ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albert, a 24-year-old Asian elephant bull at the ABQ BioPark, tested positive for tuberculosis, officials said Tuesday. The BioPark says they first noticed abnormalities in ...