Two lionesses test positive for Covid at Tamil Nadu zoo
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One lioness tested positive for SARS CoV-2 and distemper virus, one lioness for SARS CoV-2, and one lion tested positive for distemper virus. (Representative Image)
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BAREILLY (UP): Two lionesses of the Arinagar Anna Zoological Park in Tamil Nadu have tested positive for COVID-19, while a lion was found to have contracted distemper virus, the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) here said Thursday. Seven samples had been sent to the city-based institute from the zoo for testing. Of the samples of seven animals (four tigers and three lions) from the Tamil Nadu zoo, one lioness tested positive for SARS CoV-2 and distemper virus, one lioness for SARS CoV-2, and one lion tested positive for distemper virus, IVRI Joint Director K P Singh said.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 9 (ANI): Amid Covid-19 fear in animals, a total of 28 elephants underwent the COVID-19 test on Tuesday at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Chennai.
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Elephants at a reserve in southern India have been tested for COVID-19 after a lion died of the virus. (Photo: AFP)
09 Jun 2021 07:24PM (Updated:
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COIMBATORE, India: Twenty-eight elephants have been tested for COVID-19 at a forest reserve in southern India, officials said on Wednesday (Jun 9), after the reported death of a rare Asiatic lion from the virus.
In what is believed to be the first known death of an animal in India from the coronavirus, a nine-year-old lioness at a zoo in Chennai in Tamil Nadu state died in early June, local media reported.