USA Today (April 6) – “This is an important case because it is a natural infection,” said Karen Terio, chief of the Zoological Pathology Program at the University of Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine. “But a tiger is different than a domestic cat, and I can’t emphasize that enough.”
Leyi Wang, a veterinary virologist at the University of Illinois who studies coronaviruses in animals and received the test sample, said genetic tests showed the virus in the cat matched more than 99% to the virus in humans. “Basically, it’s the same virus,” he said.
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New York Times (April 6)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/science/tiger-cats-coronavirus.html?searchResultPosition=2
NPR (April 6)
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/06/828517076/a-tiger-has-coronavirus-should-you-worry-about-your-pets
WGN Radio (Chicago; April 7)
https://wgnradio.com/roe-conn/a-bronx-zoo-tiger-is-sick-can-your-family-pet-get-covid-19/
Philadelphia Inquirer (April 7)
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-tiger-cats-dogs-test-positive-bronx-zoo-20200407.html
Fox Illinois (April 8)
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/u-of-i-faculty-member-shares-thoughts-on-colleagues-confirming-coronavirus-in-tiger
National Geographic (Washington, D.C., April 5)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/tiger-coronavirus-covid19-positive-test-bronx-zoo/#close
BuzzFeed News (New York City, April 5)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/tiger-bronx-zoo-coronavirus
WPDE-TV (Conway, S.C., April 5)
https://wpde.com/news/coronavirus/a-tiger-at-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-covid-19
KEYE-TV (Austin, Texas, April 5)
https://cbsaustin.com/news/coronavirus/bronx-zoo-tiger-tests-positive-for-covid-19