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Three apes who were living at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died from a shigella infection in the last week, the zoo said on Facebook. On Thursday, the zoo announced the 'unexpected' death of 35-year-old Bulera, a female western lowland gorilla. The zoo said Bulera died from shigella, a bacteria that causes shigellosis and causes symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, cramps and dehydration.
By the time Bulera died, other apes were experiencing symptoms because of shigella's highly contagious nature and were at 'different stages of treatment and recovery,' the zoo said. Despite efforts to care for the sick apes and the use of 'PPE and regular sanitation to prevent further spread,' the zoo said two other apes, brother bonobo monkeys named Jumanji and Jenga, died Monday.
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