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Following the cats and dogs, there are reports of foreign news that the tiger has been infected with Corona 19, but reporter Kim Hyung-rae noticed where it was and whether it could be spread.

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A male Malay tiger, 4 years old, was tested for corona19 at the New York Zoo on the 5th.

Although it has not been confirmed whether it is directly related to the Corona 19 virus, symptoms such as dry cough and anorexia have also been observed.

The zoo says the tiger appears to have been transmitted from a zookeeper, and said it is the first animal infection in the United States.

[Paul Calais / Bronx Zoo Chief Veterinarian: Corona 19 In the pandemic, we need to be more cautious about the potential for cat and animal infections, but it's not the story of a companion cat.]

Even after the news of infection, experts still believe that animals are unlikely to be the main mediators of corona19 spread.

Previously, a Chinese team experimented with artificially exposing a cat to a large amount of corona19 virus, and found a virus in the cat's body, but none of them had any symptoms.

Experts interpret it as evidence that corona19 virus is unlikely to spread among cats.

[Song Chang-sun / Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University: (Virus) Is it physically buried? But I can't figure it out just by looking at this, and I need to experiment.]

In a similar experiment, dogs were found to be less likely to be infected, and no virus was detected in pigs, chickens, and ducks.

Experts emphasize that the prevention measures to stop the spread of Corona19 are still key to preventing the spread among people.