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From people to <i>Panthera</i> : Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo
2020-07-23
Abstract excerpt
We describe the first cases of natural SARS-CoV-2 infection detected in animals in the United States. In March 2020, four tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo developed mild respiratory signs. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected by rRT-PCR in respiratory secretions and/or feces from all seven affected animals; viral RNA and/or antibodies were detected in their keepers. SARS-CoV-2 was isolated from respiratory secretion...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e3abd1a6-4ae7-5741-a183-e66fb594cf94
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.07.22.213959
