Belgium zoo confirms two hippos test positive for Coronavirus in first recorded ...
Now HIPPOS get Covid: Belgium zoo confirms two creatures aged 14 and 41, test positive for Coronavirus in first recorded case in the species Hippos Imani, 14, and Hermien, 41, have no symptoms apart from a runny nose Antwerp Zoo said the pair had been put into quarantine as a precaution None of the zookeepers have shown symptoms or tested positive for the virus
View
comments
A Belgian zoo has confirmed that two hippopotamuses have tested positive for coronavirus in what could be the first reported cases in the species.
Hippos Imani, aged 14, and 41-year-old Hermien have no symptoms apart from a runny nose.
Antwerp Zoo in Belgium said the pair had been put into quarantine as a precaution.
A Belgian zoo has confirmed that two hippopotamuses have tested positive for coronavirus in what could be the first reported cases in the species (stock image)
It is unclear how the hippos caught the virus, but staff tested the pair after they were seen 'expelling snot'.
'To my knowledge, this is the first time in this species. Worldwide, this virus has been reported mainly in great apes and felines,' said the
