Tess, a 40-year-old female at Houston zoo, has been given a trial mRNA vaccine to help combat the virus, a leading killer of calves in captivity
Staff at Houston Zoo will monitor Tess, the 40-year-old Asian elephant, to study the effects of the vaccine against the virus.Staff at Houston Zoo will monitor Tess, the 40-year-old Asian elephant, to study the effects of the vaccine against the virus.
Dr Paul Ling, who researches herpes in humans at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, developed the elephant mRNA vaccine, which is designed to boost the immunity of young elephants. The virus can cause a lethal hemorrhagic disease in Asian elephants, similar to the effects Ebola has on humans. Researchers believe it is passed among Asian elephants through their trunks. First discovered in 1990 andfrom the virus at Dublin zoo. Zoos in Chester, Melbourne and Zurich are among those that have lost several baby Asian elephants to the disease.
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