Big cats have tested positive for coronavirus before, but this is the first known case of a lion possibly transmitting the infection to zoo workers
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A lion infected with the coronavirus likely transmitted it to two zoo workers, researchers say in a new paper. Viral samples taken from the animal and the two workers were identical, with contact tracing suggesting the workers did not catch the infection any other way.
Previous studies suggest that SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has been transmitted from humans to animals, such as…