Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID
3 years, 11 months ago

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID

Al Jazeera  

At least two gorillas began coughing last week, while a third is showing symptoms and five others could also be infected, zoo officials said. Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what are believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. The park’s executive director, Lisa Peterson, told The Associated Press news agency on Monday that eight gorillas that live together at the park are believed to have the virus and several have been coughing. San Diego Zoo Safari Park plans to share what it learns with health officials, conservationists and scientists to develop steps to protect gorillas in the forests of Africa.

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Omicron found in deer: Previous cases of COVID in animals, impact on humans
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron found in deer: Previous cases of COVID in animals, impact on humans

Firstpost  

In August, the US government said it found the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in wild deer in Ohio, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease The discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a white-tailed deer in New York has left scientists concerned that the deer species could become host of a …

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report

Hindustan Times  

Days after a pet dog in the UK tested positive for Covid-19, now eight big cats in a zoo in the United States detected positive for coronavirus. Citing St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Hill reported that the infected cats include two African lions, two snow leopards, an Amur tiger, a puma, and two jaguars. Apart from them, none of the other …

8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID
3 years, 1 month ago

8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Two African lions and six other big cats at the St. Louis Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that zoo officials said Thursday that the animals are expected to make a full recovery. Most of the infected cats showed no signs of illness, zoo officials said, but a few had a decreased …

Four lions at Singapore zoo test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Four lions at Singapore zoo test positive for Covid-19

India Today  

Four Asiatic lions at a Singapore zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with infected staff, according to a news report. "All the lions remain bright, alert and are eating well," the Channel News Asia report quoted Dr Sonja Luz, vice president of conservation, research and veterinary at Mandai Wildlife Group, the zoo operator, as saying. "This …

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas
3 years, 1 month ago

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas

Associated Press  

DENVER — Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday. Samples from a variety of animals at the zoo, including the spotted hyenas, were tested after several lions at the facility became ill, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Zoo officials …

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lions and tigers at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers all received “presumptive positive” results for the coronavirus, the zoo announced in a Friday press release. Luke is one of several lions who tested positive for the coronavirus at the National …

Otters, chimps and lions to receive Covid shot at Maryland zoo
3 years, 3 months ago

Otters, chimps and lions to receive Covid shot at Maryland zoo

The Independent  

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Unvaccinated snow leopard infected with Covid at San Diego zoo
3 years, 4 months ago

Unvaccinated snow leopard infected with Covid at San Diego zoo

The Independent  

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Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19

India TV News  

An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19. Caretakers noticed that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on Thursday. Ramil is not showing additional symptoms, the zoo said, but because he shares an enclosure with a female snow leopard and two Amur leopards, the staff assumes they have been exposed. …

Bears, Big Cats And Ferrets Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Oakland Zoo
3 years, 5 months ago

Bears, Big Cats And Ferrets Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Oakland Zoo

Huff Post  

OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine. Tigers Ginger and Molly were the first two animals at the Oakland Zoo to get the vaccine this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. In …

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus
3 years, 6 months ago

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park here have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. Representational: The animals whose samples were tested include tigers Java, Malik, Gauri, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kavery, The samples of tiger Shiva, which had died on June 3 following prolonged …

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover
3 years, 6 months ago

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park, who had tested positive for Covid-19, have recovered and are being considered negative now. "According to the Covid-19 protocol, the lions are being considered negative for the virus, as the infection was detected more than 14 days ago," The News Minute quoted officials as saying. On May 4, India Today had reported …

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two lionesses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh. The possibility of animals contracting Covid-19 first came to light when a four-year-old female tiger ‘Nadia’ & six others tested positive at Bronx Zoo in New York City in April last year. It is believed that Covid-19 is a zoonotic disease, meaning it came to humans …

Lion at Etawah Safari Park tests COVID positive
3 years, 7 months ago

Lion at Etawah Safari Park tests COVID positive

India TV News  

A lion at the Etawah Safari Park has tested positive for COVID-19 and another was suspected to have caught the infection, three days after eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad were found infected with the virus. "Sixteen samples of 14 Asiatic lions at the Etawah Safari Park had been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute for RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. …

In a first in India, 8 Asiatic lions test positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

In a first in India, 8 Asiatic lions test positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad zoo

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for Covid-19. We have shared SOPs with the zoo which they are asked to follow while feeding and taking care of the wild,” Dr Rakesh Mishra, the CCMB director told India Today. This method would be useful in future as every time it is not possible to collect saliva …

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19

NPR  

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance When it's time to be vaccinated, the apes at the San Diego Zoo and its associated safari park sit still and allow veterinarians to inject their arms through a barrier. "It's pretty amazing," said …

Nine Great Apes Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Following Virus Outbreak in San Diego Zoo
3 years, 9 months ago

Nine Great Apes Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Following Virus Outbreak in San Diego Zoo

News 18  

The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected, officials said Thursday. Eight western lowland gorillas got the virus, probably by exposure to a zookeeper who tested positive for COVID-19, officials said, even though employees work masks at all times around the gorillas. “That made us …

Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo get COVID jabs in world-first
3 years, 9 months ago

Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo get COVID jabs in world-first

Al Jazeera  

Four orangutans and five bonobos in US received two doses of an experimental vaccine originally designed for dogs and cats. Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo in the United States – four orangutans and five bonobos – made veterinary history in recent weeks as the world’s first non-human primates known to be vaccinated against COVID-19, zoo officials said …

Now South Korea offers covid-19 tests for pets
3 years, 10 months ago

Now South Korea offers covid-19 tests for pets

Live Mint  

Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. "Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and cats," Park Yoo-mi, a Seoul city official handling disease control, told reporters. Animals that test positive will …

South Korea's Seoul Launches Covid-19 Tests for Pets After Kitten Tests Positive for Infection
3 years, 10 months ago

South Korea's Seoul Launches Covid-19 Tests for Pets After Kitten Tests Positive for Infection

News 18  

Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. “Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and cats,” Park Yoo-mi, a Seoul city official handling disease control, told reporters. Tests will be limited to …

Gorilla Infected with Covid-19 in San Diego Zoo Recovers After Being Treated with Antibodies
3 years, 10 months ago

Gorilla Infected with Covid-19 in San Diego Zoo Recovers After Being Treated with Antibodies

News 18  

An elderly gorilla was recovering from a serious case of Covid-19 after he was treated with cutting-edge synthetic antibodies, the San Diego Zoo said Monday. Winston, 48, was one of several gorillas among the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s troop who were confirmed positive for the virus on January 11, based on fecal samples. “The troop was infected with a …

22 Trapped Since 2 Days in Chinese Gold Mine After Explosion
3 years, 11 months ago

22 Trapped Since 2 Days in Chinese Gold Mine After Explosion

News 18  

At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is showing symptoms, Governor Gavin Newsom said. “Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well,” …

In a First, Two Gorillas Have Tested Positive For Covid-19 in US Zoo
3 years, 11 months ago

In a First, Two Gorillas Have Tested Positive For Covid-19 in US Zoo

News 18  

It’s not just humans, but human’s closest relatives that have also been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is …

In 1st Known Case of Transmission to Great Apes, Gorillas at US Zoo Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 11 months ago

In 1st Known Case of Transmission to Great Apes, Gorillas at US Zoo Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is showing symptoms, Governor Gavin Newsom said. “Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well,” …

Several Gorillas Test Positive For Coronavirus At San Diego Zoo Safari Park
3 years, 11 months ago

Several Gorillas Test Positive For Coronavirus At San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN DIEGO — Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. It appears the infection came from a member of the park’s wildlife care team who also tested positive …

Four lions test positive for Covid in Spanish zoo
4 years ago

Four lions test positive for Covid in Spanish zoo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four lions at Barcelona Zoo …

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