Deadly virus kills over 70 tigers at Chiang Mai park in north Thailand


Testing of the tigers detected the highly infectious canine distemper virus as well as bacteria affecting the respiratory system. -- PHOTO: ST FILE

CHIANG MAI: A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand’s north in recent weeks, the authorities said.

The provincial livestock office in Chiang Mai said in a statement on Feb 20 that testing detected the highly infectious canine distemper virus (CDV) as well as bacteria affecting the respiratory system.

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