China News Service, April 6th, comprehensive foreign media reported that on the 5th local time, the New York City Bronx Zoo issued a statement saying that a tiger's new crown virus test in the zoo was positive.
The Bronx Zoo said the test results were confirmed by the US Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory.
The USDA stated that this is the world ’s first case of tiger infection with new coronavirus. “Further research is needed to understand whether and how different animals are affected by the new coronavirus.
According to reports, the diagnosed female tiger's name was Nadia. It had previously been in contact with a zoo employee who had been diagnosed with infection.
It is reported that Nadia is a 4-year-old Malaysian tiger. After the zoo, her sister Azul, two other Siberian tigers and three other African lions developed symptoms of dry cough and decreased appetite, the zoo carried out After the test, Nadia's test result was positive.