SARS-CoV-2 Infection And Longitudinal Fecal Screening In Malayan Tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni), Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica), And African Lions (Panthera leo krugeri) At The Bronx Zoo, New York, USA
S. L. Bartlett, D. G. Diel, L. Wang, S. Zec, M. Laverack, M. Martins, L. C. Caserta, M. L. Killian, K. Terio, C. Olmstead, M. A. Delaney, T. Stokol, M. Ivancic, M. Jenkins-Moore, K. Ingerman, , P. P. Calle
This paper reports the first known natural SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to animals in the USA, documenting clinical signs, diagnostic findings, and prolonged fecal RNA shedding in tigers and lions.
bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2020Zoology