Tiger with COVID-19 gets medication, TLC from Bronx Zoo keepers

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NEW YORK: Nadia, the tiger who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in New York, and six other big cats who developed a dry cough at the ...

in New York, and six other big cats who developed a dry cough at the Bronx Zoo appeared to be on the mend on Monday after doses of medication and tenderness.

FILE PHOTO: An ambulance goes inside of the Bronx Zoo as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues in the Bronx borough of New York City. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Swabs of her nose and throat and tracheal fluid from her lungs were sent to veterinary schools at Cornell University and the University of Illinois, which conducted animal COVID testing, which does not use the scarce resources for the human testing that is in demand nationwide, he said."There isn't a competition between testing for people and animals," Calle said.

But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after exposure to an asymptomatic zoo employee. Calle said the zoo did not know which employee infected the tiger.

 

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