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Reuters

Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus.
Three females named Zala, Nima and Run Run and Kiumbe, a male, were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of coronavirus.
Two staff at the zoo also tested positive for coronavirus, the authorities said, after the outbreak was first detected last month.
Authorities are investigating how the lions became infected.
Lockdown leaves Europe’s zoos on brink of financial ruin
Keepers carried out PCR tests on the lions in the same way as humans are tested as the animals are accustomed to contact with the zoo staff.
The Veterinary Service of Barcelona contacted colleagues at the Bronx Zoo in New York, where four tigers and three lions tested positive for Covid-19 in April. It is the only other zoo where large felines are known to have contracted coronavirus. All recovered.


“The Zoo has contacted and collaborated with international experts such as the Veterinary Service of the Bronx Zoo, the only one that has documented cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection in felines,” the Barcelona zoo said in a statement.
“The lions were given veterinary care for their mild clinical condition – similar to a very mild flu condition – through anti-inflammatory treatment and close monitoring, and the animals responded well.”
The four-year-old male and the females, who are all 16 years old, have had no contact with other animals at the zoo, which is open to visitors.


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Four lions at Spanish zoo test positive for coronavirus

Keepers carried out PCR tests on the lions in the same way as humans are tested. Photo: EPA-EFE

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York tested positive for Covid-19 in April. Photo: Wildlife Conservation Society via AP

Coronavirus lockdown leaves Europe’s zoos on brink of financial ruin

An animal keeper of the Prague Zoo catches a marabou stork as the birds are brought into their winter enclosure. Photo: AFP

A western lowland gorilla eats vegetables at closed Prague Zoo amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Prague, Czech Republic, November 10, 2020. The zoo offers meal vouchers for people to contribute to feed its animals as a part of a fundraising project during lockdown. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A giant panda relaxes on a tree trunk in it's enclosure at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin on November 13, 2020. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz / AFP)

02 November 2020, Berlin: A penguin drinks water at the Berlin Zoo. Public life in Germany has been brought to a near-standstill as part of a four-week shutdown in Europe's largest economy in a bid to stem a surge in coronavirus infections. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa

Coronavirus: tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo tests positive

Nadia, a Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee. Photo: Wildlife Conservation Society via AP

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Three females and a male at Barcelona Zoo were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of Covid-19
Two staff at the zoo also tested positive for coronavirus after the outbreak was first detected last month



Three females and a male at Barcelona Zoo were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of Covid-19.


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