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Canada - SARS-CoV-2 in animals (Inf. with) - Immediate notification
GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
DISEASE CATEGORY
Emerging
EVENT ID
4751
DISEASE
SARS-CoV-2 in animals (Inf. with)
CAUSAL AGENT
SARS-CoV-2
GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-
START DATE
2022/11/07
REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Emerging disease
DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-
CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/11/29
EVENT STATUS
Resolved
END DATE
2022/11/30
SELF-DECLARATION
NO
REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification
REPORT ID
IN_158086
REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-CoV-001
REPORT DATE
2022/12/16
REPORT STATUS
Validated
NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-
EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Two zoo female lions tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 after an episode of mild respiratory disease. Two male lions also developed clinical signs 48 hours later but were not tested. One of two Amur tigers and one of two Pallas cats also developed similar clinical signs, neither was confirmed positive to SARS-CoV-2. All cats were previously vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 and all have recovered. The event is now considered resolved.
DISEASE IMPACT
ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL
NO
-
QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Lion (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-2----
DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS
CLINICAL SIGNS
YES
METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test
Test name Laboratory Species sampled Outbreaks First result date Latest result date Result
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba Lion 1 2022/11/29 2022/11/29 Positive
CONTROL MEASURES AT EVENT LEVEL
No control measure applied
NEW OUTBREAKS
OB_109605 - AB-2022-COV-001 - CALGARY ZOO
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
AB-2022-CoV-001
START DATE
2022/11/07
END DATE
2022/11/30
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Alberta
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Division No. 6
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Calgary
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Zoo
LOCATION
Calgary zoo
Latitude, Longitude
51.05 , -114.02
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-
MEASURING UNIT
Animal
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Two adult female lions, vaccinated for COVID, expressing mild clinical signs.
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Lion (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-2----
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GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
DISEASE CATEGORY
Emerging
EVENT ID
4751
DISEASE
SARS-CoV-2 in animals (Inf. with)
CAUSAL AGENT
SARS-CoV-2
GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-
START DATE
2022/11/07
REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Emerging disease
DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-
CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/11/29
EVENT STATUS
Resolved
END DATE
2022/11/30
SELF-DECLARATION
NO
REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification
REPORT ID
IN_158086
REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-CoV-001
REPORT DATE
2022/12/16
REPORT STATUS
Validated
NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-
EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Two zoo female lions tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 after an episode of mild respiratory disease. Two male lions also developed clinical signs 48 hours later but were not tested. One of two Amur tigers and one of two Pallas cats also developed similar clinical signs, neither was confirmed positive to SARS-CoV-2. All cats were previously vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 and all have recovered. The event is now considered resolved.
DISEASE IMPACT
ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL
NO
-
QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Lion (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-2----
DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS
CLINICAL SIGNS
YES
METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test
Test name Laboratory Species sampled Outbreaks First result date Latest result date Result
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba Lion 1 2022/11/29 2022/11/29 Positive
CONTROL MEASURES AT EVENT LEVEL
No control measure applied
NEW OUTBREAKS
OB_109605 - AB-2022-COV-001 - CALGARY ZOO
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
AB-2022-CoV-001
START DATE
2022/11/07
END DATE
2022/11/30
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Alberta
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Division No. 6
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Calgary
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Zoo
LOCATION
Calgary zoo
Latitude, Longitude
51.05 , -114.02
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-
MEASURING UNIT
Animal
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Two adult female lions, vaccinated for COVID, expressing mild clinical signs.
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Lion (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-2----
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