Hope is on the Horizon!

New vaccine against deadly herpes virus in elephants is being tested in practice!

We've just received good news from ECI friend and colleague, Dr. Willem Schaftenaar.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, in collaboration with Rotterdam Zoo, Eindhoven Zoo, Amersfoort Zoo, Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen and ARTIS have started testing a vaccine to protect young elephants from the deadly elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) this week.

This virus has been causing high mortality rates among young elephants worldwide for years, both in zoos and in the wild.

Now, there's hope. Read the full announcement here.

Learn more at EEHV| Elephant Medicine https://www.elephantmedicine.info/eehv-hd

Small hemorrhages on the tongue of a 3-year-old Asian elephant calf with EEHV-HD. Courtesy of Khajohnpat Boonprasert, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.