News > Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus; sixth confirmed animal species to be infected

Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus; sixth confirmed animal species to be infected

In a first, three snow leopards in the United States tested positive for coronavirus. This makes snow leopards the sixth confirmed species to have contracted the novel coronavirus from humans.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US, some dogs and cats were found to be infected with the coronavirus too. In most of these cases, it is not deadly.