A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with Covid-19 in the US.

After the zoo in New York says the test result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa. The tiger, along with six other big cats, is thought to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo keeper.

The cats started showing symptoms, including a dry cough, late last month after exposure to the employee, who has not been identified.

The chief veterinarian at the zoo said “This is the first time that any of us know of anywhere in the world that a person infected the animal and the animal got sick.”

They intend to share the findings with other zoos and institutions researching the transmission of Covid-19.

The zoo said in a statement, “We tested the cat out of an abundance of caution and will ensure any knowledge we gain about Covid-19 will contribute to the world’s continuing understanding of this novel coronavirus.”

The tigers, as well as two Amur tigers and three African lions who showed symptoms, are all expected to make a full recovery, the zoo said.

The zoo said it is not known how the virus will develop in animals like tigers and lions since various species can react differently to new infections, but all the animals will be closely monitored.

A doctor who is a veterinarian and clinical researcher at the University of Cambridge said, “It is surprising that the tiger has become infected with what must have been a fairly low dose of virus – we can assume the tiger did not have continual close contact with the asymptomatic zoo keeper.”

Adding that “It is also interesting that the tiger showed clinical signs consistent with Covid-19 in humans. Although scientific proof is lacking, the chance this is just a coincidence is low.”

New York has been a hot-spot for the contagious new coronavirus with over 130,000 confirmed cases and over 4,500 dead with nearly 17,000 still hospitalized.

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