Fourth elephant tests positive for potentially deadly virus, Dublin Zoo says

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) causes acute, fatal haemorrhagic disease in wild and captive juvenile Asian and African elephants, and in severe cases, the virus can result in death within 24 hours. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

A fourth elephant has tested positive for an incurable virus that has already claimed the lives of two others, Dublin Zoo has announced.

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) causes acute, fatal haemorrhagic disease in wild and captive juvenile Asian and African elephants, and in severe cases, the virus can result in death within 24 hours.