December 2015 Vol. 3 No.12

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Original Research Article

Meningitis in Infant Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Orang Utan Island, Bukit Merah, Perak, Malaysia

Sabapathy Dharmalingam

Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation, Jalan Bukit Merah 34400 Semanggol, Perak.

E-mail: sabapathy_oui@yahoo.com

Accepted December 06, 2015

Abstract

Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island (BMOUI) serves as an ex-situ conservation facility for the endangered Bornean orangutans. The role of the Infant Care Unit (ICU) was to provide the veterinary care for infant orangutans, to create public awareness and to provide the public with an opportunity to view how the veterinary care was provided for the infant orangutan. Seizures were not very common in infant orangutan. Meningitis can be caused by bacteria, virus, protozoan, and other pathogenic microorganism. Seizures can occur during fever when temperature goes above 36°C. Seizures also occur in infant orangutan due to electrolyte imbalance such as Sodium, (Na+), and Potassium, (K+). Early diagnosis and treatment were necessary for a quick recovery.

Keywords: Meningitis, Orangutan, Seizures, Veterinary care