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Zimbabwe suspects bacterial disease behind elephant deaths

A herd of elephants walk past a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe on October 14, 2014. [Reuters]

Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called haemorrhagic septicaemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said.

The elephant deaths, which began in late August, come soon after hundreds of elephants died in neighbouring Botswana in mysterious circumstances.

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