Eleven monkeys have died at a Hong Kong zoo in the past week. In at least nine cases, authorities say, the culprit was melioidosis an infectious disease caused by a bacteria found in soil.
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00:00Authorities say an infectious disease called mellioidosis has killed at least nine monkeys
00:05at a zoo in Hong Kong in the past week.
00:08Two more monkeys died over the weekend, bringing the total to 11.
00:12Tests show the first nine monkeys to die had the bacteria that causes mellioidosis in their
00:17organs.
00:18Authorities say the bacteria likely came from soil near their habitat.
00:22The mammal section of the zoo has been closed for disinfection.