| detection of sars-cov-2 in a free ranging leopard (panthera pardus fusca) in india. | we report an incidence of natural infection of sars-cov-2 in free-ranging indian leopard (panthera pardus fusca). the case was detected during routine screening. post-mortem and laboratory examination suggested virus-induced interstitial pneumonia. viral genome could be detected in various organs including brain, lung, spleen, and lymph nodes by real-time pcr. whole-genome sequence analysis confirmed infection of pango lineage b.1.617.2 of sars-cov-2. till now, only asiatic lions have been repor ... | 2022 | 35992994 |