U.S. reports world's first deer with COVID-19

[IronNoggin]

U.S. reports world's first deer with COVID-19

The U.S. government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease.The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wild white-tailed deer in the state of Ohio, according to a statement.

The USDA has previously reported COVID-19 in animals including dogs, cats, tigers, lions, snow leopards, otters, gorillas and minks.

Worldwide, most animal infections were reported in species that had close contact with a person with COVID-19, according to the agency.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/u-s-reports-world-s-first-deer-with-covid-19-1.5564334

 

[FLHTCUI]

Oh My,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/13/gorillas-atlanta-zoo-test-covid-positive-vaccine/8314557002/
Deer are hoofed ruminant mammals ...

 

[Southcountryguy]

I wonder if they will expand the mask mandates?

SCG

 

[legi0n]

tigers, lions and snow leopards may get covid after close contact with a human
by ingesting it

 

[CrazyNut]

old news.
heard about this over a month ago.

 

[Onagoth]

My guess is that not a single animal has died from it

 

[Crowca3]

Do they have to be rounded up and given shots....

 

[hoytcanon]

You know what to do....

 

[RRH.01]

Do they have to be rounded up and given shots....

They do, first vaccine bookings opens up on the 10th here. Only allowed to give one mule deer and one whitetail a shot though. Hopefully no booster shots are needed

 

[RRH.01]

You know what to do....

Sure gotta love non outdoorsy types when they try to draw wildlife. Reminds me of the rack on the deer in one of Adam sanders ####ty movies,