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The bacterial infection melioidosis was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities say, as a further two died over the weekend taking the total to 11 in the past week. Part of the zoo, built in 1860 and the oldest park in Hong Kong , has remained shut since October 14 when authorities reported the first batch of monkey deaths.
Further tests are needed to determine the cause of death of the latest two monkeys. Kevin Yeung, the city’s culture and tourism minister, told local broadcaster RTHK that works at the zoo required digging up the soil near where the monkeys lived. Workers were then believed to have brought contaminated soil into the cage through their shoes, he said.
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