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Little Tsavo, an African elephant, was born into captivity on March 7, 2020 at the Der Grüne Zoo Wuppertal in Germany to his mother Sweni. On November 21, 2022, Tsavo had to be euthanized due to tetanus. The infection was confirmed by tests at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). 
Veterinarians suspected that tetanus could have been the cause of his sudden deterioration in health. It's unusual, nonetheless.According to the Wuppertal Zoo, this is the first case of tetanus that has been described & confirmed in an African elephant & in an elephant in Europe.
Treatment with medication would have been difficult, the zoo explains. In addition, there is no vaccine against tetanus approved for zoo animals. "It is not customary to vaccinate because there has not yet been a case of tetanus in elephants in Europe," said administrative
