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Two white tiger cubs in Pakistan zoo die of suspected COVID-19 infection
Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in a Pakistani zoo last month appear to have died of COVID-19, officials have said.
Key points:
- The cubs died in January with officials believing they had contracted feline panleukopenia virus
- An autopsy on their lungs have now led to officials believing they died of COVID-19
- Workers were tested for the virus after the deaths, with six returning positive results
The cubs died in the Lahore Zoo on January 30, four days after beginning treatment for what officials thought was feline panleukopenia virus, a disease that targets cats’ immune systems and is common in Pakistan
But an autopsy found the cubs’ lungs were badly damaged and they were suffering from severe infection, with pathologists…
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