indali the elephant calf, fighting for her life back in 2019. vets at chester zoo diagnosed the young elephant with a dangerous viral infection. it s called elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus. it s often lethal and vets and scientists have been battling it for decades. it s an elephant herpesvirus. they have lesions in the mouth, they will get a fever, lethargy. but once we see the symptoms, normally it s too late. we ve generally lost calves within 24 hours. wow, that quickly? yes, that quickly. up to 85% of elephants that develop the disease don t survive and most cruelly it often affects the very young calves. now though, a glimmer of scientific hope. elephant two setting up to move out to training pen one. the elephants here are involved in a first ever trial of an experimental potentially life saving vaccine.
the aim of the trial is to develop a vaccine in captivity that can also be used in the wild. victoria gill reports. indali the elephant calf, fighting for her life back in 2019. vets at chester zoo diagnosed the young elephant with a dangerous viral infection. it s called elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus. it s often lethal and vets and scientists have been battling it for decades. it s an elephant herpesvirus. they have lesions in the mouth, they will get a fever, lethargy. but once we see the symptoms, normally it s too late. we ve generally lost calves within 24 hours. up to 85% of elephants that develop the disease don t survive and most cruelly it often affects the very young calves. now though, a glimmer of scientific hope. the elephants here are involved in a first ever trial of an experimental potentially
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