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.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A 30-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo is being treated for tuberculosis, a zoo spokesman said. Rama the elephant tested positive on Friday. His condition poses no threat to ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new Centers for Disease Control report Friday says some zoo staff members got tuberculosis from at least one infected elephant, starting back in 2013. The zoo stood by its safety ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb); the leading cause of human death due to a single pathogen before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. In elephants, the ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — One of the most popular residents of the St. Louis Zoo is being treated for tuberculosis, but zoo officials say the prognosis is good. Ellie is a 46-year-old Asian elephant and the ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albert, a 24-year-old Asian elephant at the Albuquerque BioPark, has tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). The BioPark says Albert is not showing any symptoms, but tests ...