Eight big cats at the Bronx Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after a zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo accidentally infected them. Staff at the Bronx Zoo, which has been closed since March 16, first reported that a four-year-old female Malayan tiger named Nadia had tested positive for COVID-19 on April
Eight big cats at the Bronx Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after a zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo accidentally infected them.
MORE: 'Sense of urgency': Caring for adults living with autism during coronavirus leaves some feeling forgotten Another tiger that did not show any symptoms for coronavirus was also tested was subsequently found to have tested positive for the disease bringing the total number of sick cats at the zoo, five tigers and three lions, to eight.MORE: 'Once a nurse, always a nurse': 20,000 former UK medics return to battle coronavirus
“We are grateful for the cooperation and support of the New York State Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell University and the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, where the initial COVID-19 testing of samples was performed and the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory where confirmatory testing was conducted,” the Bronx Zoo said in a statement released on April 22.
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