- A tiger in New York City tested positive for novel coronavirus after coming into contact with a zoo staff member who had COVID-19.
- The tiger, a four-year-old female, presented symptoms typical of COVID-19, including a dry cough.
- The big cat is expected to recover, and it’s not believed that animals can spread the virus to humans.
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A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is the latest “celebrity” to come down with an infection of the novel coronavirus. The big cat’s plight was revealed in an announcement by the zoo and further expanded on by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The tiger, a four-year-old female named Nadia, was the first of the zoo’s big cats to exhibit symptoms typically associated with COVID-19. The primary symptom was a dry cough, and subsequent testing confirmed that the feline did indeed have a coronavirus infection. Unfortunately, she’s probably not the only cat at the zoo with the virus.
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