Monkeys die from sepsis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei: Yeung Yun-hung

Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Chui Hiu-lo, Acting Director of Leisure & Cultural Services, Sit Hon-chung, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Headquarters (Inspection and Quarantine Branch) and Tsui Lok-kin, Controller of Centre for Health Protection to address the media regarding the animal deaths at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens at 6 p.m. this afternoon (Oct. 18).

The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens discovered eight dead animals, including one Cercopithecus neglectus, one Saimiri sciureus, three Saguinus oedipus, and three Pithecia pithecia on Oct. 13. The following morning (Oct. 14), another Pithecia pithecia was found dead, and one Cercopithecus neglectus's activities and appetite are unusual.

Yeung stated that a recent case of monkey death occurred on Oct. 14. Various autopsies, pathological diagnoses, and tests conducted by relevant departments revealed a significant presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the monkey's organ tissues. Other causes of death, such as food poisoning or other viruses, were ruled out. It is confirmed that the monkey died from sepsis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. He also noted that it is not transmitted from person to person or from animals to humans.

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