Tag: tiger
USA: five Sumatran tigers test positive for Covid-19 in San Diego Zoo
San Diego Safari Park has learned that five of its six Sumatran tigers have Covid-19 after testing stool samples from the animals. More...
Australia: study shows that coronavirus was very well adapted to infect humans – cats, dogs and cows also susceptible
Australian scientists have described how they used high-performance computer modelling of the form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the beginning of the pandemic to predict its ability to infect humans and a range of 12 domestic and exotic animals. More...
India: Shiva the tiger dies of suspected coronavirus infection at Ranchi zoo – 9 other tigers suspected infected
A tiger named Shiva, suffering from fever and other Covid-like symptoms, died at Ranchi’s Bhagwan Birsa Munda Biological Park on Thursday night. More...
USA: 2 Malayan tigers at Norfolk, Virginia zoo test positive for coronavirus
Two tigers at a zoo in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus. More...
Cougar and tiger infected with coronavirus at a wild animal exhibition in Texas
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in a cougar at a facility that exhibits wild animals in Texas. More...
Two Sumatran tigers test positive for Covid-19 at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, USA
Two Sumatran tigers at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo are recovering after coming down with COVID-19 infections. More...
Minnesota tiger tests positive for Sars-Cov-2
A tiger at a Pine County wildlife sanctuary tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, making it the second confirmed captive or domestic animal case in the state. More...
A tiger and 2 lions infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Sweden
On 13 Jan 2021, the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a tiger held in a zoo in Sweden. More...
Animal Coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 in animals – a summary of what we know
“..SARS-CoV-2 is demonstrating the ability to infect and sometime cause respiratory distress in many mammalian species. More...