October 31, 2018
A deadly combination of canine distemper virus and babesiosis, a disease caused by tick-borne parasites, is killing Asiatic lions in the Gir forest sanctuary in Gujarat, western India, according to government officials. So far, 24 lions have died, and the latest death, a cub, was reported on October 15.
Source: The Scientist
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