Cincinnati Zoo Takes Proactive Health Measures to Protect Elephant Herd

Cincinnati Zoo Takes Proactive Health Measures to Protect Elephant Herd. Plasma transfusions given to young elephants to boost antibody response - The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is taking proactive measures to keep its Asian elephant herd healthy. To achieve its long-term goal for the new habitat, Elephant Trek, to one day be home to a multi-generational herd, vets and elephant keepers are working hard to protect the elephants from contracting Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus - EEHV, or at least mitigating the severity if they do. To that end, the two young males that arrived in November recently received plasma transfusions from one of the Zoo’s long-time elephant residents.
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[@mmps18]

Thank you for caring for these beautiful giants!

[@rosespeakstruthlikeitis155]

Trust in the Cincinnati zoo , all the animals are in great hands with these Amazing people 💯❤️💯🥳

[@DebS819-TeamKentucky]

How great is it that all these different zoos all collectively worked together to give these plasma/blood samples in order to help with treating the elephants against this virus. Hats off to the Cincinnati Zoo for working so hard for these elephants. 👏❤️

[@fp-qb4qe]

love to see the more science-y/technical side of caring for the animals!

[@tbachman7440]

They are so beautiful and lucky. I love elephants ❤

[@DebS819-TeamKentucky]

How great is it that all these different zoos all collectively worked together to give these plasma/blood samples in order to help with this treating the elephants against this virus. Hats off to the Cincinnati Zoo for working somhard for these elephants. 👏❤️🐘🐘❤️

[@franklipscomb5672]

SO interesting about this medical process!!

[@LauraBegg-uf1yl]

Thank you for caring for them 🐘 😊

[@berglettemom6045]

I hope the twin baby elephants in Syracuse will be part of this program to keep them healthy.

[@Mafaldita1230]

😊 thank you for your service in taking care of these beautiful creatures 🐘🐘🐘

[@davidnierzwick2775]

Such incredible souls, these Elephants and these Humans 👏👏👏

[@patriciaaturner289]

I’ve watched shows from a number of zoos, and it breaks my heart to see when young elephants die from this herpes virus. I’m glad that Cincinnati has found a viable solution to this problem.

[@Ricenoodles80]

Great news!!

[@ruthresetar5940]

Amazing.

[@padfoot3]

Kudos!!!

[@davidnierzwick2775]

🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful boys🤩😃👍

[@itfigurescomics6704]

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They're more well behaved than most little kids when it comes to this sort of thing XD
Hope it all goes well for the new boys in town!

[@evadundrova4895]

❤❤❤

[@sujataghanekar3890]

👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@sherryammons2009]

Elephants should be able to live free. This environment is so foreign to their natural habitat.