SAN DIEGO
A second snow leopard has tested positive for COVID-19 at the San Diego Zoo, just days after an earlier case, the organization said Thursday.
Zoo staff tested stool samples from Naphisa, a 3-year-old female snow leopard, after she developed a cough “within the past few days,” according to a spokesperson. After the sample tested positive for the coronavirus in the zoo’s lab, the staff sent another sample to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; the state-level lab confirmed the result.
That’s exactly what had happened July 23, when the zoo announced that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, tested positive for the virus after keepers noticed he had a cough and runny nose.
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A second snow leopard has tested positive for COVID-19 at the San Diego Zoo, just days after an earlier case, the organization told the Union-Tribune on Thursday.
Zoo staff tested stool samples from Naphisa, a 3-year-old female snow leopard, after she developed a cough “within the past few days,” according to a spokesperson. When the sample tested positive for the coronavirus in the zoo’s own lab, wildlife staff sent another sample to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System and the state-level lab confirmed the result.
That’s exactly what happened last Friday, when the zoo announced that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, tested positive for the virus after keepers noticed he had a cough and runny nose.
A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus
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(CNN) A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo that hadn t been vaccinated has tested positive for coronavirus. But the zoo is continuing to roll out shots to protect other animals.
Last Thursday, wildlife care specialists noticed the snow leopard had a cough and nasal discharge, the zoo said in new release. Preliminary tests confirmed the virus that causes Covid-19.
The zoo said it doesn t know how the snow leopard got infected. According to the Snow Leopard Trust, there may be only about 4,000 to 6,000 snow leopards left in the world.
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