The coronavirus not only affects humans, but can also be caught by animals living with us and in zoos.
Moreover, it has now been confirmed that the virus can occur in wild animals. According to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, COVID infection has already been detected in wild leopards in India.
For now, the only assumption is how the wild animals may have become infected, but it is likely that they were obtained from humans.
It was learned that the animals' bodies were also attacked by the pathogen, finding dead specimens of young animals. Although the coronavirus did not cause the death of the leopard cubs, SARS-CoV-2 was found in his body.
Leopards are less afraid of humans, which also makes it possible for the pathogen to spread.
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