Yeung added that the melioidosis, which likely was the result of work done near their cages that involved digging, caused the monkeys to develop sepsis. 3 Primates Die at Jacksonville Zoo in Less ...

and four white-faced saki monkeys have died at the zoo so far. Kevin Yeung, Hong Kong’s culture and tourism minister, told local broadcaster RTHK that workers digging up soil near where the ...

A ninth monkey died on Monday after exhibiting unusual behavior. The mammals section of the zoo was closed for disinfection and cleaning, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said.

Hong Kong's oldest zoo is investigating the sudden deaths of nine monkeys over a span of two days with experts being called in on Tuesday to assist. On Sunday, eight monkeys were found dead at the ...

A zoo is investigating the mysterious deaths of nine monkeys in two days. Part of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has been sealed off and disinfected after the animals perished ...

The death of nine monkeys over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong is believed to have been caused by a bacterial infection, the city’s authorities said. The death toll rose to 11 over the weekend after ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong's oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials ...

Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the ...

By Tiffany May and Yan Zhuang Tiffany May reported from Hong Kong The deaths of nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo over two days have prompted officials to close part of the zoo as they investigate.

Authorities say a bacterial infection has killed at least nine monkeys at Hong Kong's oldest zoo, as a further two died over the weekend. A total of 11 monkeys have died in the past week.