Houston Public MediaA Houston Zoo elephant received the first-ever dose of an mRNA vaccine aimed to prevent herpesvirus in elephants on Tuesday.
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The first-ever elephant herpesvirus vaccine injected in Houston Zoo
The Houston Zoo staff will monitor Tess, the 40-year-old Asian elephant, to study the effects of the vaccine against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, which has been the leading cause of death in Asian elephants born in North America since 1980.