A tiger at a reserve in India has died of a mystery “respiratory illness,” a day after a tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for the CCP virus, sparking fears the virus could be transmitted via human-to-animal contact.
The 10-year-old male tiger, known as “T-21,” was found unwell at Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh, India, and died on the morning of April 4 while receiving treatment, The Times of India reported.