All animals at the Lahore Zoo tested negative for coronavirus, an official said Friday, weeks after the death of two lion cubs. The two white lion cubs, born three months ago, died of a viral infection two weeks ago. Officials suspected they died after contracting coronavirus from zoo keepers. At least five zoo keepers tested positive for the virus a few days before the lion cubs died. Other animals, including lions, leopards and monkeys, were tested for the virus and their results came negative, the Lahore Zoo deputy director said. The transmission of coronavirus from humans to animals is a very rare possibility, but such cases have been reported across the world. A small number of .
White Tiger Cubs in Pakistan Likely Died of COVID-19
Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in a Pakistani zoo last month appear to have died of COVID-19, officials said.
Zoo officials believe two white tiger cubs that died in a Pakistan zoo last month may have been victims of COVID-19.
The cubs died in the Lahore Zoo on Jan. 30, four days after beginning treatment for what officials thought was feline panleukopenia virus a disease the zoo said is common in Pakistan and targets cats’ immune systems.
But an autopsy found the cubs’ lungs were badly damaged and they were suffering from severe infection. Pathologists concluded that they died from COVID-19.
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February 14, 2021
LAHORE: Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in a Lahore zoo last month appear to have died of COVID-19, officials said.
The cubs died in the Lahore Zoo on Jan. 30, four days after beginning treatment for what officials thought was feline panleukopenia virus, a disease that zoo officials said is common in Pakistan and targets cats’ immune system, reported British wire service.
But an autopsy found the cubs’ lungs were badly damaged and they were suffering from severe infection, with pathologists concluding they died from COVID-19. Although no PCR test for the new coronavirus was conducted, zoo deputy director Kiran Saleem said the zoo believes the cubs were the victims of the pandemic that has killed 12,256 people in Pakistan.
Rare white tiger cubs die of Covid 19 after exposure to infected handler
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A Pakistani zoo is under scrutiny after two extremely rare white tiger cubs died last month from what appears to be Covid-19. File photo / Alicia Chong, Unsplash
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A Pakistani zoo is under scrutiny after two extremely rare 11-week-old white tiger cubs died last month from what appears to be Covid-19, officials say.
The cubs died in the Lahore Zoo on January 30 just days after they started treatment for feline panleukopenia virus, a disease that targets the immune system of cats and is common in Pakistan.