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Lions in Pennsylvania Zoo Test Positive For COVID Lions in Pennsylvania Zoo Test Positive For COVID
Lions in Pennsylvania Zoo Test Positive For COVID Two female lions have tested positive for coronavirus at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium zoo officials said on Thursday. The results came for a PCR testing of fecal matter revealed that two of the cats were infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, likely contracted after exposure to an asymptomatic zoo employee. Tests for the virus are regularly done since animals at zoos have previously been infected with it, but this is the first case at the Pittsburgh Zoo. “The risk of infection between zoo animals and guests is very low,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, President & CEO. “As w…

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