Asian elephant given by Myanmar dies at Japanese zoo

An Asian elephant given to Fukuoka by the city of Yangon under a friendship program has died at a zoo in the Japanese city after being infected with a herpesvirus, city officials said Tuesday.The 12-year-old female elephant, one of the four that arrived in Japan from Myanmar in late July, tested positive earlier this month for elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, the officials said, adding the virus can be lethal for the giant animal.The elephant died as Fukuoka Zoo was preparing to open public viewing of the animals provided from Yangon under their sister-city partnership. The officials …READ FULL ARTICLE