Collected Item: “Bronx Zoo Tiger Is Sick With the Coronavirus”
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Bronx Zoo Tiger Is Sick With the Coronavirus
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A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has been infected with the coronavirus, in what is believed to be a case of what one official called “human-to-cat transmission.”
“There is no evidence that other animals in other areas of the zoo are showing symptoms,” the Agriculture Department said.
A pet cat in Belgium recently tested positive for the coronavirus, but the American Veterinary Medical Association said that not enough was known to change the current view that neither cats nor dogs appear to be able to pass the virus to people.
The World Organisation for Animal Health says that there is no evidence that cats or dogs spread the disease to humans, but that anyone who is sick should take precautions in contact with their animals as they would with people.
“There is no evidence that other animals in other areas of the zoo are showing symptoms,” the Agriculture Department said.
A pet cat in Belgium recently tested positive for the coronavirus, but the American Veterinary Medical Association said that not enough was known to change the current view that neither cats nor dogs appear to be able to pass the virus to people.
The World Organisation for Animal Health says that there is no evidence that cats or dogs spread the disease to humans, but that anyone who is sick should take precautions in contact with their animals as they would with people.
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Pandemic Pets, pet, zoo, tiger, big cat, lion, cat, dog, spread, symptoms, transmission
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/nyregion/bronx-zoo-tiger-coronavirus.html
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Joseph Goldstein, NY Times
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2020-04-07