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Snow leopard at Louisville Zoo tests positive for COVID

Snow leopard at Louisville Zoo tests positive for COVID December 14, 2020 A snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo is the first in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus, federal officials announced Friday. Two other snow leopards at the zoo are undergoing testing to confirm the virus, the Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories said in a statement. Officials took samples from the three large cats after they showed signs of respiratory illness, the statement said. The infected snow leopard, NeeCee, a five-year-old female, is expected to fully recover. All three showed mild symptoms and are being monitored closely, but are expected to make full recoveries, the Louisville Zoo said in a statement. No other animals were showing symptoms, the zoo said.

Snow leopards are the latest cats to be infected with the coronavirus

Snow leopards are the latest cats to be infected with the coronavirus One female cat, NeeCee, has tested positive, and two males, Kimti and Meru, are presumed positive, based on tests at a regional veterinary diagnostic center that must be confirmed at a national lab. Updated: December 13, 2020 9:02:57 pm So far there are no documented cases of dogs or cats passing the virus to humans. (Representational Image) Snow leopards at the Louisville Zoo are the latest animals to be infected with the coronavirus. One female cat, NeeCee, has tested positive, and two males, Kimti and Meru, are presumed positive, based on tests at a regional veterinary diagnostic center that must be confirmed at a national lab.

USDA Announces Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Snow Leopard at a Kentucky Zoo

Published: Sunday, 13 December 2020 06:01 Photo courtesy of Louisville Zoo December 13, 2020 - Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in a snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky. This is the first snow leopard in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2.  Confirmatory testing is ongoing for two other snow leopards at the zoo.  Samples from three snow leopards were taken after they showed signs of respiratory illness.  All three of the snow leopards are expected to fully recover.  

Snow leopard at Kentucky zoo in US tests positive for coronavirus

Snow leopard at Kentucky zoo in US tests positive for coronavirus Snow leopard at Kentucky zoo in US tests positive for coronavirus Officials took samples from the three large cats after they showed signs of respiratory illness. advertisement Photo for representation A snow leopard at a zoo in Kentucky is the first in the US. to test positive for the coronavirus. According to federal officials, two other snow leopards at the Louisville Zoo are undergoing testing to confirm the virus, the Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories said in a statement. Officials took samples from the three large cats after they showed signs of respiratory illness, the statement said.

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