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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">FYI..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <sburgess@cals.arizona.edu>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2020 10:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> chris agribusinessarizona.org <chris@agribusinessarizona.org>; Bill Plummer <plummernw@aol.com>; Bob Lynch <rslynch@rslynchaty.com>; Dave Roberts <dave.roberts@srpnet.com>; DeWayne Justice <powerandwater@aol.com>; Donovan Neese <dneese@rooseveltirrigation.org>;
Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver@ag.arizona.edu>; Elston Grubaugh <egrubaugh@wmidd.org>; George Fletcher <water.consultant@cox.net>; George Seperich <gseperich@outlook.com>; Glen Vortherms <glenv@mwdaz.com>; Grant Ward <grant@ed-3.org>; Jason Moyes
<jasonmoyes@law-msh.com>; Jim Sweeney <jims@mwdaz.com>; John Sullivan <jsullivanh2o@cox.net>; Mark Clark <mclark@qpcinc.com>; Matt Beyer <mathew.beyer@farmcreditwest.com>; Meghan Scott <meghan@noblelaw.com>; Michael Curtis <mcurtis401@aol.com>; Noel Carter
<ncarter@bwcdd.com>; Patrick Sigl <patrick.sigl@srpnet.com>; Richard Morrison <richard@morrisonaz.com>; Shane Lindstrom <shane.lindstrom@scidd.com>; Sidney Smith <management@powerhhk.com>; Tom Davis <tdavis@ycwua.org>; Wade Noble <wade@noblelaw.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> stephanie agribusinessarizona.org <stephanie@agribusinessarizona.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Snow Leopard at a Kentucky Zoo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Just for clarification everyone, very many mammals we know of have highly similar ACE2 receptors that bind the sars cov2 virus “spike protein” and allow
<i>infection</i>. Like humans, in most of these animals disease is absent or mild.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Here is the list we
<u>know</u> currently that can be infected by this virus, especially <u>note the highlighted ones</u>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Sumatran orangutan
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Western gorilla
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Olive baboon <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Silver gibbon <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Crab-eating macaque
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Gelada <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Rhesus macaque
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Golden snub-nosed monkey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Chimpanzee <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Ugandan red colobus
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Golden hamster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Chinese hamster
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Steller sea lion
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Horse</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Amur tiger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Goat</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Rabbit <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Wild yak <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Puma <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Leopard <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Cattle</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Hawaiian monk seal
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Ferret <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> California sea lion
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Water buffalo <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Lesser Egyptian jerboa
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Domestic Cat</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Canada lynx <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Giant panda <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> White-footed mouse
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Sheep</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Beluga whale <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Sperm whale <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Polar bear <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Yangtze finless porpoise
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Malayan pangolin
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Red fox <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Domestic Dog</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Southern white rhinoceros
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Pig</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Arctic ground squirrel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Chinese rufous horseshoe bat
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Bactrian camel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Killer whale <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Long-finned pilot whale
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Atlantic bottle nosed dolphin
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Yangtze river dolphin
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Masked palm civet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Malayan tiger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">African lion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Mink<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Note well that <u>
millions of dogs and cats</u> have been exposed to <i>very large doses of sars cov2</i> from their owners and they have been infected worldwide. In the US, based on the latest CDC correction factor, 135,542,576 Americans have been infected with sars cov2 since
December 2019, and that means tens of millions of dogs and cats have been also. However, almost no cats or dogs have visited veterinarians or had any symptoms whatsoever and none have died from COVID i.e. all recovered completely in total 35 dogs and 49 cats
have either tested positive by PCR or serology in the US (I don’t know how many were tested because they were actually sick with any covid signs).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">THERE HAVE BEEN
<b>ZERO RECORDED CASES OF ANIMAL TO HUMAN TRANSMISSION FROM ANY OF THE ANIMALS LISTED ABOVE</b> except one, the bat. The bat is
<i>suspected</i> to have occurred, <b>once</b>, as the human index case—however, this is still a hypothesis, though highly likely because of virus sequence analysis. Given the enormous amount of hum-bat exposure, especially in enclosed spaces in some places,
this either has never happened before, or has happened many times, but never became epidemic let alone pandemic, so there must be some unique circumstances for this to be the first pandemic with this virus . Like humans and some other primates, mink seem to
be bit special with this virus—and they are special with some other hu diseases too (I have no idea why). Cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses
<u>are not a source of infection</u>—at least not sars cov2 infection. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Animals that have been tested and have not
<i>yet</i> been observed to be infectable:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Marmoset <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Black-capped squirrel monkey
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Tufted capuchin
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Brown rat <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> House mouse <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Duck <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"> Chicken <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">In context, ducks, chickens and pigs are sources of many influenza viruses annually.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Shane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">My mask protects you; your mask protects me</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> We’ve
controlled infectious diseases without vaccines for thousands of years.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Wearing
our masks</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">means we can have a functioning
economy <u>and</u> concurrently save thousands of lives</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">All UA employees, students and visitors must</span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> <u>wear
a face covering inside all UA buildings</u>, unless alone in a single occupancy office, and in <u>UA outdoor spaces</u> where continuous physical distancing of at least six feet is difficult or impossible to maintain.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B">Shane C. Burgess</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676">Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676">Charles-Sander Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676">Forbes Building, Room 306 | 1140 E. South Campus Drive<br>
P.O. Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br>
Office: 520-621-7621<br>
<a href="mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#767676;text-decoration:none">sburgess@cals.arizona.edu</span></a><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#8B0015"><a href="https://alvsce.arizona.edu/"><span style="color:#8B0015;text-decoration:none">alvsce.arizona.edu</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#8B0015"><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/"><span style="color:#8B0015;text-decoration:none">cals.arizona.edu</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#8B0015"><a href="https://twitter.com/UAAgLifeVetExt"><span style="color:#8B0015;text-decoration:none">twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">The University of Arizona is located statewide on the ancestral homelands of indigenous peoples.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> chris agribusinessarizona.org <<a href="mailto:chris@agribusinessarizona.org">chris@agribusinessarizona.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2020 10:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bill Plummer <<a href="mailto:plummernw@aol.com">plummernw@aol.com</a>>; Bob Lynch <<a href="mailto:rslynch@rslynchaty.com">rslynch@rslynchaty.com</a>>; Dave Roberts <<a href="mailto:dave.roberts@srpnet.com">dave.roberts@srpnet.com</a>>; DeWayne
Justice <<a href="mailto:powerandwater@aol.com">powerandwater@aol.com</a>>; Donovan Neese <<a href="mailto:dneese@rooseveltirrigation.org">dneese@rooseveltirrigation.org</a>>; Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <<a href="mailto:Silver@ag.arizona.edu">Silver@ag.arizona.edu</a>>;
Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <<a href="mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu">sburgess@cals.arizona.edu</a>>; Elston Grubaugh <<a href="mailto:egrubaugh@wmidd.org">egrubaugh@wmidd.org</a>>; George Fletcher <<a href="mailto:water.consultant@cox.net">water.consultant@cox.net</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Snow Leopard at a Kentucky Zoo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2020 8:40 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Snow Leopard at a Kentucky Zoo<o:p></o:p></p>
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be more information to follow as additional animals become infected. As we get more information on this we will keep you informed...thanks Markk<br>
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Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Snow Leopard at a Kentucky Zoo <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">Washington, D.C., December 11, 2020 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today
announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in a snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky. This is the first snow leopard in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2. Confirmatory testing is ongoing
for two other snow leopards at the zoo. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">Samples from three snow leopards were taken after they showed signs of respiratory illness. All three of the snow leopards are expected to fully
recover. </span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">It is suspected that they acquired the infection from an asymptomatic staff member, despite precautions taken by the zoo.</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">SARS-CoV-2 infections have been reported in a small number of animals worldwide, mostly in animals that had close contact with a person with COVID-19.
At this time, routine testing of animals is not recommended. State and local animal health and public health officials will work with USDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make determinations about whether animals should be
tested for SARS-CoV-2, using a </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.GArNbpGsoXn3mA0NFdatEe__Yu3v8FnrULQGv8yiuZk" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">One
Health</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333"> approach. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">USDA will announce cases of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in animals each time the virus is found in a new species. Confirmed cases in animals are updated
weekly and are posted at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6Im1raWxsaWFuQGF6ZGEuZ292IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5fbGlua19pZCI6IjEwMyIsInN1YnNjcmliZXJfaWQiOiIxMTYxNDY5NTA3IiwibGlua19pZCI6Ijg4Njg5NjI2NSIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpkaWdlc3QiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hcGhpcy51c2RhLmdvdi9hcGhpcy9vdXJmb2N1cy9hbmltYWxoZWFsdGgvc2Ffb25lX2hlYWx0aC9zYXJzLWNvdi0yLWFuaW1hbHMtdXMiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjAxMjExLjMxOTE0NDAxIn0.YeoY2VolBFKc_7rT8yRg-OfafZVntD43-ERI7CD3od8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/sa_one_health/sars-cov-2-animals-us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">The snow leopards tested presumptive positive for SARS-CoV-2 at the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which then reported the
results to state and federal officials. The confirmatory testing was conducted at NVSL. NVSL serves as an international reference laboratory and provides expertise and guidance on diagnostic techniques, as well as confirmatory testing for foreign and emerging
animal diseases. Such testing is required for certain animal diseases in the U.S. in order to comply with national and international reporting procedures. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) considers SARS-CoV-2 an emerging disease, and therefore
USDA must report confirmed U.S. animal infections to the OIE. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">While additional animals may test positive as infections continue in people, it is important to note that performing this animal testing does not
reduce the availability of tests for humans. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">We are still learning about SARS-CoV-2 in animals, but there is currently no evidence that animals play a significant role in spreading the virus
to people. Based on the information available, the risk of animals spreading the virus to people is considered to be low. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">It appears that people with COVID-19 can spread the virus to animals during close contact. It is important for people with suspected or confirmed
COVID-19 to avoid contact with pets and other animals to protect them from possible infection. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">For more information about COVID-19 and animals and recommendations for pet owners, visit
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6Im1raWxsaWFuQGF6ZGEuZ292IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5fbGlua19pZCI6IjEwNCIsInN1YnNjcmliZXJfaWQiOiIxMTYxNDY5NTA3IiwibGlua19pZCI6Ijg4Njg5NjI2OSIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpkaWdlc3QiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi9hbmltYWxzL3BldHMtb3RoZXItYW5pbWFscy5odG1sIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIwMTIxMS4zMTkxNDQwMSJ9.s9kz5gLrQSCeSB75mQPj9A-XRle8uxdOd8avCbhktT0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/animals/pets-other-animals.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">For more information about testing in animals, see
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6Im1raWxsaWFuQGF6ZGEuZ292IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5fbGlua19pZCI6IjEwNSIsInN1YnNjcmliZXJfaWQiOiIxMTYxNDY5NTA3IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjgxMzUyMjY4MSIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpkaWdlc3QiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hcGhpcy51c2RhLmdvdi9hbmltYWxfaGVhbHRoL29uZV9oZWFsdGgvZG93bmxvYWRzL2ZhcS1wdWJsaWMtb24tY29tcGFuaW9uLWFuaW1hbC10ZXN0aW5nLnBkZiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEyMTEuMzE5MTQ0MDEifQ.SdVcPX5DSYihHSKpJ8fN9QIh_AbRO0WetOuABr2j3lg" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/one_health/downloads/faq-public-on-companion-animal-testing.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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