Mass circumcision ceremony leaves 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated in South Africa

Mass circumcision ceremonies in South Africa have left more than 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated.

The mass mortality of sardines this month has so far stumped the country’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, though scientists have come to at least one conclusion: it is the first time that the virus in question — pilchard herpesvirus, or PHV — has been identified in sardines off South Africa.

Dozens of sardines taken from affected areas, some dead and some alive, are being examined by scientists at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and a local university.

Scientists in South Africa are investigating if a herpes virus is responsible for the mass deaths of sardines

Scientists in South Africa are investigating if a herpes virus is responsible for the mass deaths of sardines

Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South Africa  AP News