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Covid-19: Tiger At Bronx Zoo Tests Positive, Becoming First US Case In An Animal
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now proving to be a foe of man and beast alike.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has just tested COVID-19 positive, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced Sunday, April 5.
It's believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere,
The positive case for Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger, was confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory, based in Ames, Iowa, the society said.
Nadia, her sister, Azul, and two Amur tigers, who all live in the zoo’s Tiger Mountain exhibit, and three African l…
Recall Issued For 97K Pounds Of Salad Products Due To E. Coli Scare
An area company is recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of salad products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
Missa Bay, LLC, a Swedesboro, New Jersey, company, is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The recalled items have the establishment number “EST. 18502B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped to locations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illi…