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Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The zoo's chief veterinarian said this is a unique case because ...
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.
Closed non-essential retailers in Morris Park, the Bronx, during the COVID-19 pandemic Masks for sale in June, South Bronx. On April 5, it was reported that a Malayan tiger at the already-closed Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. This was the first known case of an animal in the US (or a tiger anywhere) being infected with the disease.
The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York.It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States by area, [5] comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected animals directly and indirectly. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is zoonotic, which likely to have originated from animals such as bats and pangolins. [1] [2] [3] Human impact on wildlife and animal habitats may be causing such spillover events to become much more likely.
It’s one of a handful of times a feline zoo animal has contracted COVID-19, according to Reuters. The first time was last April, when five tigers and three lions caught it at the Bronx Zoo.
Closed non-essential retailers in Morris Park, the Bronx, during the COVID-19 pandemic Masks for sale in June, South Bronx. On April 5, it was reported that a Malayan tiger at the already-closed Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. This was the first known case of an animal in the US (or a tiger anywhere) being infected with the disease.