Los Angeles County, California – The Food and Drug Administration has issued recalls for several brands of eye drops due to an outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria linked to four deaths and cases of blindness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fourteen people have experienced vision loss, and four have undergone eyeball removal … Read more
VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe – Dozens of African elephants mysteriously died in northwestern Zimbabwe between August and November 2020, leaving scientists puzzled about the cause of the mass deaths. The outbreak claimed the lives of 35 elephants, with 11 of them dying within a 24-hour period, raising concerns about the future of the species in the … Read more
In Zimbabwe, a mysterious bacterial infection has been identified as the culprit behind the deaths of 35 elephants in 2020. Initially, authorities suspected poisoning or poaching, but these causes were quickly ruled out. Scientists recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications, revealing that the bacterium Pasteurellaceae Bisgaard taxon 45 was responsible for the … Read more
VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe – In late August 2020, wildlife veterinarian Chris Foggin was in the midst of investigating the death of an elephant suspected to have died from anthrax when he received a call about more fatalities. The next day, another five dead elephants were found in north-west Zimbabwe. Concerns escalated as poaching, starvation, and … Read more