2021-01-12T17:16:02+00:00

Gorillas at Californian Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19

Credit: Ken Bohn / San Diego Zoo Global

Gorillas can contract Covid-19. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in three gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. These are the first gorillas in the United States to be confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2.

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