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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Officials race to contain virus outbreak after 72 captive tigers die in Thailand

Tiger lying down on platform behind wire fence with sign reading: Notice: No flash please
A tiger before the outbreak at the Tiger Kingdom zoo in Chiang Mai, where the exact cause of the deaths remains unclear. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A highly contagious virus is believed to have caused the deaths of 72 captive tigers in northern Thailand this month, with officials racing to contain the outbreak.

Teams are urgently disinfecting enclosures and preparing to vaccinate surviving animals.

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