Source: World Wide Web
【Global Network Report Reporter Zhang Xiaoya】 Comprehensive American Broadcasting Corporation (abc), Associated Press local time on the 5th, two hyenas located in the Denver Zoo in Colorado, usa, tested positive for the new crown. According to the report, this is the first time in the world that hyenas have been confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus.
ABC: The Denver Zoo has reported the world's first case of COVID-19 in hyenas
The National Veterinary Service Laboratory said samples from a variety of animals, including spotted hyenas, were tested after several lions at denver Zoo fell ill. In a laboratory at Colorado State University, samples of the hyenas tested positive and were subsequently confirmed by screening at the U.S. National Laboratory.
"Hyenas are notoriously tough, adaptable animals that are highly tolerant of anthrax, rabies and canine distemper. They are all otherwise healthy and promise a full recovery. Speaking about sick hyenas, denver zoo said in a statement.
Zoo officials also said the two hyenas developed mild symptoms, including mild drowsiness, runny nose and cough.
According to US media reports on October 27, 11 lions at the Denver Zoo tested positive for the new crown virus. After staff noticed symptoms of coughing, sneezing, runny nose and drowsiness in the lions, the zoo confirmed that 11 lions tested positive in a statement posted on social media.