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    56 captive elephants in two camps in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamil Nadu had their rectal swabs collected for COVID-19 testing. The samples will be sent to a veterinary research institute in Uttar Pradesh for testing. The elephants are being tested after nine lions at a zoo tested positive for COVID-19 and one died from the virus. Officials state that elephants have not typically been susceptible to COVID-19, but testing is being done as a precaution.

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    56 captive elephants in two camps in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamil Nadu had their rectal swabs collected for COVID-19 testing. The samples will be sent to a veterinary research institute in Uttar Pradesh for testing. The elephants are being tested after nine lions at a zoo tested positive for COVID-19 and one died from the virus. Officials state that elephants have not typically been susceptible to COVID-19, but testing is being done as a precaution.

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    56 captive elephants in two camps in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamil Nadu had their rectal swabs collected for COVID-19 testing. The samples will be sent to a veterinary research institute in Uttar Pradesh for testing. The elephants are being tested after nine lions at a zoo tested positive for COVID-19 and one died from the virus. Officials state that elephants have not typically been susceptible to COVID-19, but testing is being done as a precaution.

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    56 captive elephants tested for COVID-19

    They are housed in two camps in the districts of Coimbatore and the Nilgiris
    STAFF REPORTER
    COIMBATORE/UDHAGAMANDALAM

    The Forest Department on


    Tuesday collected swab sam-
    ples for COVID-19 tests from
    56 captive elephants at two
    camps in the districts of
    Coimbatore and the Nilgiris.
    The samples will be sent
    to the Indian Veterinary Re-
    search Institute at Izatnagar,
    Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
    The decision to test the
    elephants came after nine
    Asiatic lions at the Vandalur
    zoo tested positive for CO-
    VID-19, and one of them died
    of the infection.

    Rectal swabs taken


    Rectal swabs were taken Precautionary measure: Nasal swabs being collected from an elephant at the Theppakadu
    from 28 elephants each at camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. M. SATHYAMOORTHY
    *

    the Kozhikamuthi camp at


    the Anamalai Tiger Reserve Kozhikamuthi camp at Top Zoo Authority. to the camp only after their
    (ATR) in Coimbatore and the Slip. The Forest Department MTR Field Director K.K. temperature was checked.
    Theppakadu camp in the said in a statement that the Kaushal told The Hindu that Officials said that so far,
    Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Minister had ordered the lift- all the elephants at the Thep- the view worldwide had
    (MTR) in the Nilgiris. ing of samples. pakadu camp were healthy been that elephants were
    ‘Trunk wash’ samples At the MTR, the samples and did not show signs of not susceptible to COVID-19.
    were also taken to check for were collected by Veterinary any illness. He added that 52 But the screening was being
    herpes and tuberculosis, Assistant Surgeon K. Rajesh elephant men and ‘kaava- done as a precaution. Arock-
    said A. Sukumar, Forest Ve- Kumar, while Dr. Sukumar dis’, caring for the ele- iaraj Xavier, Deputy Field Di-
    terinary Officer of the Coim- led the process at the ATR. phants, were being vaccinat- rector, ATR, said 425 of the
    batore Forest Division. Dr. Sukumar said the sam- ed on a priority basis. total 475 staff members of
    Forest Minister K. Rama- ples were collected in com- The feeding time had the tiger reserve, permanent
    chandran inaugurated the pliance with the procedures been staggered, and the ele- and temporary, had been
    lifting of the samples at the prescribed by the Central phant men were being let in- vaccinated.

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