Tuesday, 12 January 2021

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (13): animal, USA, zoo, gorilla

COVID-19 -- United States
Members of the Gorilla Troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. On Wednesday [6 Jan 2021], 2 of the gorillas began coughing. Given current circumstances, San Diego Zoo Global initiated the process of testing fecal samples from the gorillas for SARS-CoV-2 through the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (CA HFS). On [8 Jan 2020], the preliminary tests detected the presence of the virus in the gorilla troop.

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8095510&promed&0

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