San Diego Zoo snow leopard suspected positive for COVID-19
San Diego Wildlife Alliance
and last updated 2021-07-23 21:52:23-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â San Diego Wildlife Alliance officials announced Friday that a male snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo is suspected to be positive for COVID-19.
Officials said zoo specialists on Thursday noticed the snow leopard has a cough and nasal discharge and collected fecal samples to be tested for the coronavirus. The results at the zoo confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and results were sent to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System for follow-up testing, which also showed a positive result.