Yet Another Species!

It has now been reported that an unvaccinated Snow leopard at San Diego zoo has contracted a Covid19 infection (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/25/snow-leopard-coronavirus-san-diego-zoo-us-ramil). Another species to add to the list. Many mammalian species (primates, cats and mustellids) are all commonly infected by the virus. In zoos, animals generally get the disease from their handlers. Even if Sars-CoV-2 is eliminated in humans (very unlikely), it could persist in animal populations.