The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that deer farms in Sauk and Taylor counties have tested positi.
Tigers at San Diego Zoo Safari Park may have been exposed to COVID-19
Because of the animals tight social grouping, the wildlife health and care teams are operating as if all six tigers who reside at the Safari Park are exposed.
Credit: ThinkStock Author: City News Service Updated: 3:22 PM PDT August 3, 2021
SAN DIEGO A group of Sumatran tigers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is suspected to have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID- 19, prompting the closure of that park s Tiger Trail habitat, zoo officials said Tuesday.
Some of the tigers have had a cough, and an in-house SARS-CoV2 PCR test yielded a positive test result from fecal samples. Zoo veterinarians are awaiting confirmation of the test results by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory.
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Texas: Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Matagorda and Mason Counties Texas: Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Matagorda and Mason Counties
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in deer breeding facilities in both Matagorda
and Mason counties, according to the Texas Animal Health Commission. This marks the first positive detection of the disease in each county.
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An epidemiological investigation found that both deer breeding facilities had received deer from the Uvalde County premises confirmed positive with CWD on March 29, 2021. Postmortem tissue samples were submitted by the permitted deer breeders to assist Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) with the epidemiological investigation. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, has since confirmed CWD in those tissue samples.