COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance
By Adriano Mendes, Post-Doctoral Research fellow, University of Pretoria
Amy Strydom, Scientist, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment
Katja Koeppel, Associate Professor Wildlife Health, University of Pretoria
Marietjie Venter, Head: Zoonotic, Arbo and Respiratory Virus Programme, Professor, Department Medical Virology, University of Pretoria
A growing body of research shows that COVID-19 protocols should be extended to areas in which there is a human-animal interface such as zoos, wildlife sanctuaries and game farms.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022