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Snow leopard tests positive for Covid

By Tara Rippin • Published: 12 Dec 2020 • 14:37

A snow leopard has tested positive for Covid at Louisville Zoo in the US.

Five-year-old NeeCee has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, while two other snow leopards – Kimti and Meru – have symptoms and staff are awaiting the confirmatory results.

“All three snow leopards are doing well with very mild symptoms, and the zoo continues to monitor their health closely. “We anticipate continued improvement in the coming days, and all three cats are expected to recover.

“No other Zoo animals are showing symptoms at this time,” said Louisville Zoo in a statement.

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Tara Rippin

Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region.
She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990.
Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
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