#wildlife-disease

#wildlife-disease

A statement by the government's region 5 livestock office for Chiang Mai, said the animals had been infected with canine distemper virus, with veterinarians also identifying mycoplasma bacteria as a secondary infection. Earlier however, Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, director general of the department of livestock development within the Thai agricultural ministry, told the Thai outlet Matichon that the tigers had been infected with feline panleukopenia.

Leptospirosis, a kidney disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria Leptospira, is identifiable by symptoms like unusual drinking behavior in California sea lions.