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| Perry Lion at the National Zoo (Photo by Reinaldo Lopez-Carrizo) |
They are being treated with medications that decrease nausea and inflammation, as well as with antibiotics to offset possible pneumonia. Their symptoms include “coughing, sneezing and a lack of appetite.”
Because a healthy distance is customarily maintained between big cats and the general public, zoo visitors need not worry about catching the virus directly from them. However, the source of the cats’ infections has not yet been determined.
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