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For the first time, the corona virus was detected in a tiger. The animal is on the mend. A US agency recommends that infected people minimize contact with pets.
- Coronavirus* continues to spread in the USA out
- New York: hotspot of the corona pandemic
- US authorities recommend coronavirus patients keep away from animals
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USA – Im famous Bronx Zoo in New York has first one Tiger with the coronavirus infected. The four-year-old Malaysian tiger cat named Nadia had tested positive for the virus, said the operator of the zoo Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in a press release with.
Nadia had developed a dry cough and was on that Coronavirus been tested. Samples from the tiger were examined by a veterinary laboratory within the US Department of Agriculture and the Covid-19 virus was detected there.
Tiger lady Nadia tested positive for coronaviruses
The test for tigers is, according to Dr. Paul Calle, the senior veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo in New York, about a different one than the one used for humans.
Nadia is already on the mend again. Her sister Azul, two Siberian tigers and three lions, who had also shown corresponding symptoms, were also tested with her. Except for a slight loss of appetite, the animals have been doing well so far, those responsible at the New York Zoo said. With the exception of the big cats mentioned, no other animals would have any symptoms associated with the Coronavirus stand, developed.
Coronavirus in big cats – a lot is still unclear
“It is not yet clear how a viral disease develops in big cats,” said the zoo in its statement. So far, it has only been found that different species reacted differently to infection with the coronavirus. The zoo in New York has so far not been able to detect any symptoms in the snow leopards, cheetahs or pumas that are also resident there. Therefore, observe the development of the infection that is now present particularly closely.
A portrait photo of Nadia from the Bronze Zoo in New York. The tiger lady is the first of her kind to be infected with the corona virus.
© Julie Larsen Maher / WCS / afp
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It is also unclear whether the Coronavirus can be transmitted from humans to animals. The US Department of Agriculture recommends that all infected people keep contact with pets to a minimum until more information about the virus and its spread is available.
Coronavirus in the USA: New York is the hotspot of the pandemic
The USA is the country with the most proven corona infections worldwide. The hotspot of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States * is New York. More than half of all infections in the country have been detected in the east coast metropolis. Almost 45 percent of all deaths from coronavirus infection in the United States were residents of New York State. (with dpa)
by Daniel Dillmann
The zoos in Hessen have been closed for a few weeks due to the corona virus. That causes financial losses, but also the animals sense that something is wrong*.
Tiger lady Malea died in Frankfurt Zoo. However, the reason for this was age, not the coronavirus.
The Corona crisis has hit no other country as badly as the USA. Donald Trump accuses China and tweets himself in a rage.
* fr.de und fnp.de are part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network.
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