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Investigating the Effects of Disease on Wildlife Populations
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Which disease caused a significant decline in the population of Asian elephants in the 1990s?
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Hemorrhagic septicemia
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Hemorrhagic septicemia, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida, led to the death of thousands of Asian elephants in the 1990s, particularly in southern India.