Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
A fourth ape has died from a shigella infection that has been plaguing animals at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens for weeks, the Florida zoo announced on Facebook this week. Kevin, a 3-year-old western lowland gorilla, 'succumbed to the illness,' the zoo said. 'He fought very hard against the infection, showing signs of recovery at times,' the zoo said.
' 'Many of the apes' are 'at various stages of treatment and recovery,' the zoo wrote, adding that it continues 'to experience significant progress.' But, as the zoo said, shigella is 'highly infectious' and recovery 'may take time to fully resolve.' Shigella is a bacteria that causes shigellosis, which affects intestines and causes symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, cramps and dehydration, the zoo said.
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