18 of 20 gorillas at Atlanta's zoo have contracted COVID

Western lowland gorillas are seen in their habitat at Zoo Atlanta on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Atlanta. Nearly all of the zoo's 20 gorillas are showing symptoms of having contracted the coronavirus from a zoo staff worker, according to zoo officials. The confirmed cases of those gorillas tested have come back positive for the COVID-19 Delta variant.

Zoo Atlanta says the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, confirms that at least four of the samples from the gorillas so far have tested positive for the delta variant of the virus. Because the gorillas live close together in four troops, zoo officials say it’s impossible to keep infected animals isolated.

“According to our guidelines for animal care staff, if they have the slightest symptoms of a cold they are to stay home,” said Dr. Sam Rivera, the zoo’s senior director of animal health. “It so happens that the animal care team member, the following day she developed signs that she suspected might be consistent with COVID and was tested and was positive.”

threader_app compile

Staff member brought it in 🙈🙈🙈🙈

The other two are patriots.

Alas, if they were in Alabama or Florida they would have had the freedom to refuse the vaccine like many of their brethren 😁

People on this thread best worry more about the absolute wildfire of human to human transmission vs Gorilla to Human. Clearly, Gorillas would be FAR more responsible than the human anti vax idiots spreading it to everyone else. Human hubris knows no bounds.

Why weren't the damn monkeys wearing masks What kind of world are we living in where monkeys are running around without masks Probably white supremacist MAGAS too. This is Trumps fault !

A human, the gorillas nearest relative, is 'officially' to blame the problem. But other zoo goers, in onlooking their gorilla exhibit, are 'to far away' from the ailing animals for them to pass the problem back. Got it, officially.🧐

EvelDick No evidence? Officials? Officially stupid.

EvelDick Why weren’t they inoculated? Zoos all over are inoculating big cats and primates to protect them.

SallyMi83941850 'What goes up must come down' - or so I heard.

Fumblers they are. Intercepted this post for a friend.

these are the end times

Well lets take precautions until we know more.

Any of their nuts swell up like balloons? Just doin research y’all for a friend in Trinidad

Give them masks!

Imagine the person who had to deep-Qtip a silverback gorilla’s nostrils tho

Even the gorillas laughed when they were offered ivermectin.

nice

Maybe they should wear masks

Somewhere some doctoral student is seeing their future dissertation about gorilla to human covid transmission

Shoot the gorillas, only safe thing to do sadly

How? Either the employees there or the people bringing it to them.

'Officials say there’s no evidence the gorillas can pass the virus back to humans.' ... yet.

They clearly need a mandate

Are they wearing masks?!?!?!

Vaccine mandates on gorillas NOW

This article is racist af.

'I performed oral sex on Barack Obama.'

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

18 of 20 gorillas at Atlanta's zoo have contracted COVIDAt least 18 of the 20 gorillas at Atlanta's zoo have now tested positive for COVID-19, an outbreak that began just days before the zoo had hoped to obtain a veterinary vaccine for the primates, officials said Tuesday. Zoo Atlanta had announced the first positive tests among the western lowland gorillas on Friday after employees noticed the gorillas had been coughing, had runny noses and showed changes in appetite. A veterinary lab at the University of Georgia returned positive tests for the respiratory illness. And they’re goin ape shit!
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »

Temporary fencing to surround Capitol ahead of September 18 rallyThe US Capitol Police board has approved the department's request to reinstall temporary fencing around the Capitol ahead of a planned right-wing rally Saturday, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger told reporters Monday. I like to call it the “Real American” Force Field. When is America going to recognize that there’s domestic terrorism and label them as such? It’s almost as if intelligence agencies are supporting them. What are we angry about this week? Wasn’t reinstatement day last month?
Source: cnnbrk - 🏆 393. / 55 Read more »

18 After-School Snacks, All Grown UpEven grown-ups need after-school snacks, and we've got one for every occasion.
Source: seriouseats - 🏆 410. / 53 Read more »

Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pauseThe Metropolitan Opera returned to its home after an 18-month absence caused by the coronavirus pandemic. this is terrible news 오패라 독일의 쉰들러리스트 해답은 고민중! 허나 손가락이 알죠 그게 북한 어리이 심은 약속 지금 청년 쯤이겠네요. 아픔교워 기억이 맞아요. 🥇 U.S COVID19 Vaccination Update: 🗓️ September 15, 2021 ⏰ 12:31 AM EST 🥇 209,982,936 Americans have gotten at least One Vaccine Dose ⬆️ 63.2% 🥇 179,289,983 Americans are Fully Vaccinated ⬆️ 54% 🖥️ CDCgov US_FDA NIH WHCOVIDResponse
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

The 18 Best Beauty Looks From The 2021 Met GalaIt's not *just* about the fashion. ... Very Nice 🔥 ...
Source: Fashionista_com - 🏆 474. / 51 Read more »

DHS expects about 700 people to show for Sept. 18 pro-Trump D.C. rallyDHS says it is estimating roughly 700 people will attend the 'Justice for J6' rally in Washington, DC, on Saturday, and the agency has taken steps to make sure law enforcement is better prepared than it was prior to Jan. 6. See something say something. Perfect place for a false flag. Hopefully the FBI can find some of their most wanted J6 insurrectionists in the audience. It will be 🔥
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »