142 monkeys die on Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: The deaths of 142 monkeys in Sangeh, Alas Kedaton and Ubud forests, were caused by Streptococcus sp. bacteria from the remains of pigs.

The Antara news agency reported that the monkeys lived downstream along a river where a pig slaughterhouse dumps its industrial waste into the river.

Pigs which drank water from the river were also reported to have suffered from the disease.

As of yesterday, 76 monkeys in Sangeh, 48 in Alas Kedaton and 18 in Ubud had died because of the bacteria and 2,169 pigs out of the 7,145 which were known to have the bacteria, have also died.

Head of Bali's husbandry office, Wayan Masudana, said the plague was currently "under control" after the Surabaya Zoo provided medicine. (pwn)