June 01, 2013 at 3:37 PM,
updated June 01, 2013 at 7:35 PM
For the first time, (click here) an elephant at the Oregon Zoo has developed tuberculosis.
Rama, a 30-year-old Asian elephant who was born at the zoo, shows no symptoms but as soon as the test result came in Friday, staff put him in quarantine.
He's posed no threat to visitors, they said, but the zoo has suspended behind-the-scene tours of the elephant area.
Zoo staff expect the middle-age pachyderm to make a full recovery.
"We're confident Rama is going to be fine," said Kim Smith, zoo director. "It's a very treatable disease. We've caught it early with Rama. We feel very good about this."...
