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Barcelona Zoo announced that 4 of the lions that were in it were infected with the Covid-19 virus last November and have recovered.
And the city park (northeast Spain) said in a statement that last month the keepers of the four lions detected “mild respiratory symptoms” in 3 16-year-old lionesses and a four-year-old male lion.
The statement indicated that a clinical protocol “similar to that used for the treatment of influenza” was applied to the treatment of the four animals, with anti-inflammatory treatment and close monitoring, highlighting that they “responded positively” and recovered their health.
The statement indicated that the zoo administration contacted “international experts, including the veterinary apparatus of the Bronx Zoo in New York in the United States, as it was the only one that documented the infection of animals with SARS-Cove-2,” the statement said. .
The statement explained that “the lions did not show any difficulty in breathing or any other symptoms, and all the symptoms disappeared after 15 days, except coughing and sneezing.”
And specific measures have been taken for the employees who care for these lions to avoid the risk of transmission to them, including the use of special protective masks and socks and the placement of a glass facade.
And in early April, a tiger from the famed Bronx Zoo in New York was confirmed to be infected with the Covid-19 virus, and the infection is believed to have been transmitted to the animal from a guard who did not show any symptoms at the time.
In various parts of the world, it has been observed that several animals have been infected with the new Corona virus since the beginning of the pandemic, including cats, dogs and their animals.
The mink is the only animal that so far has certainty that it can transmit the infection to humans after being infected. The authorities of more than one country have taken the initiative to execute mink animals, from which the fur is produced, especially in Denmark, where more than 10 million minks have already been executed.
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