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Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

Nataliesgramma — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:10:58 GMT

I can't post the link...but you can Google it...

NEW YORK -- A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.

The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia, and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill, are believed to have been infected by a zoo employee who wasn't yet showing symptoms, the zoo said. The first animal started showing symptoms March 27, and all are doing well and expected to recover, said the zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16 amid the surging coronavirus outbreak in New York.

I am really getting nervous about this..

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Pearlee — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:15:01 GMT

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lovescats — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:16:13 GMT

more heartbreak

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FancyPhillyshopper — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:18:10 GMT

Well, the tigers caught it from one of their keepers. Animals catch it from us, and can then pass it to each other.

However, it does not seem that they can pass it TO us.

There are a few other animals ill in the world as well.

We need to practice social distancing with them, too!

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Nataliesgramma — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:19:06 GMT

I thought it was a joke because of the "Tiger King" Netflix thing until I looked it up.

They have other big cats sick from the zoo keeper....

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Anonymous032819 — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:21:21 GMT

This is the same exact zoo that had a program on Animal Planet called appropriately enough, "The Zoo".

As far as zoos go, this is one of the best ones.

They really do care for and love the animals there.

They get the BEST treatment and care.

I'm glad that the kitties will get better.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:42:04 GMT

and now there are people complaining on social media that how can a TIGER get a testing kit and when dont even have enough for humans?

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hopi — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:45:13 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
and now there are people complaining on social media that how can a TIGER get a testing kit and when dont even have enough for humans

It is a reasonable question......

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Bird mama — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:47:46 GMT

Boy I was just reading about the Bronx Zoo and how the keepers of the Gorillas/Monkeys what do you call them Primates (?) needed to be careful since those animals are closest to humans.

The CDC kept indicating on their website not to worry about passing it to your companion animals and I kept thinking about the dog in Hong Kong who caught a less severe case of Rona from it's person.

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noodleann — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:57:55 GMT

@FancyPhillyshopper wrote:

Well, the tigers caught it from one of their keepers. Animals catch it from us, and can then pass it to each other.

However, it does not seem that they can pass it TO us.

There are a few other animals ill in the world as well.

We need to practice social distancing with them, too!

This coronavirus supposedly came from the animals in the wet markets in China. Pangolins are often mentioned.

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Marp — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:58:58 GMT

@Bird mama wrote:
Boy I was just reading about the Bronx Zoo and how the keepers of the Gorillas/Monkeys what do you call them Primates (?) needed to be careful since those animals are closest to humans.

The CDC kept indicating on their website not to worry about passing it to your companion animals and I kept thinking about the dog in Hong Kong who caught a less severe case of Rona from it's person.

@Bird mama, the primate keepers wear masks at all times when in close contact with primates. That has been a long established practice which is likely paying big dividends now.

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Marp — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:04:11 GMT

@FancyPhillyshopper wrote:

Well, the tigers caught it from one of their keepers. Animals catch it from us, and can then pass it to each other.

However, it does not seem that they can pass it TO us.

There are a few other animals ill in the world as well.

We need to practice social distancing with them, too!

@FancyPhillyshopper, you might find the results of a search on the term zoonotic diseases or zoonosis of interest or very scary depending on your animal point of view.

In spite of knowing about zoonotic diseases I will not be social distancing from my animals but will follow my normal practice of distancing myself from animals that are not part of my extended family.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:36:20 GMT

I've watched many episodes of The Zoo and my first thought was, of all the hundreds, if not thousands, of animals there, just what prompted them to test that tiger? It was sneezing? Coughing? At first I thought the whole thing was a joke.

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Marp — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:41:12 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

I've watched many episodes of The Zoo and my first thought was, of all the hundreds, if not thousands, of animals there, just what prompted them to test that tiger? It was sneezing? Coughing? At first I thought the whole thing was a joke.

@Tinkrbl44, this is an excerpt from an article about the zoo's cats at: abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/tiger-nycs-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-coronavirus-69989185

At the Bronx Zoo, Nadia, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions developed dry coughs, and some of the cats exhibited some wheezing and loss of appetite, said Dr. Paul Calle, the zoo's chief veterinarian.

The staff figured there could be a relatively routine explanation for the cats' symptoms but tested Nadia for coronavirus out of “due diligence and an abundance of caution,” Breheny said. Only Nadia was tested because it takes anesthesia to get a sample from a big cat, and she had already been knocked out to be examined.

The seven sickened cats live in two areas at the zoo, and the animals had contact with the same worker, who is doing OK, zoo officials said. They said there are no signs of illness in other big cats on the property.

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Anonymous032819 — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:43:33 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

I've watched many episodes of The Zoo and my first thought was, of all the hundreds, if not thousands, of animals there, just what prompted them to test that tiger? It was sneezing? Coughing? At first I thought the whole thing was a joke.

@Tinkrbl44

It was probably not eating, and lethargic.

When they had their vet examine it (under anesthesia), they took it's temperature, noticed that it was elevated, and from there did further testing to determine the cause of illness, and that's how they discovered that the tiger has/had Covid.

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Nataliesgramma — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:34:57 GMT

@Marp wrote:
@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

I've watched many episodes of The Zoo and my first thought was, of all the hundreds, if not thousands, of animals there, just what prompted them to test that tiger? It was sneezing? Coughing? At first I thought the whole thing was a joke.
@Tinkrbl44, this is an excerpt from an article about the zoo's cats at: abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/tiger-nycs-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-coronavirus-69989185

At the Bronx Zoo, Nadia, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions developed dry coughs, and some of the cats exhibited some wheezing and loss of appetite, said Dr. Paul Calle, the zoo's chief veterinarian.

The staff figured there could be a relatively routine explanation for the cats' symptoms but tested Nadia for coronavirus out of “due diligence and an abundance of caution,” Breheny said. Only Nadia was tested because it takes anesthesia to get a sample from a big cat, and she had already been knocked out to be examined.

The seven sickened cats live in two areas at the zoo, and the animals had contact with the same worker, who is doing OK, zoo officials said. They said there are no signs of illness in other big cats on the property.

Thanks....you explainded it well!

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chlema — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:20:06 GMT

@sunshine45 Zoo officials said the test that was done was not the same as the test that is used on animals, so human testing kits were not used.

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JustJazzmom — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:01:14 GMT

@chlema wrote:
@sunshine45 Zoo officials said the test that was done was not the same as the test that is used on animals, so human testing kits were not used.

Correct! Veterinarians use a test designed for animals, not humans.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:04:15 GMT

@chlema wrote:
@sunshine45 Zoo officials said the test that was done was not the same as the test that is used on animals, so human testing kits were not used.

very interesting......surprised they could create a test kit so quickly for animals when they have not been able to keep up with providing them for humans.

i wonder just how many other animals are infected or if there are any anywhere else?

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Stray — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:26:04 GMT

The cats feel better today and will recover