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In the United States, several great apes at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19.
美国圣地亚哥动物园里,有几只大猩猩的新冠检测呈阳性。
Asymptomatic. The California zoo officials say the animals were tested after two of them began showing signs of the disease.
无症状感染者。加州动物园官员表示,在其中两只动物开始出现疾病症状后,它们就接受了检测。
They say this is the first known time the virus has spread to great apes.
他们说这是已知的首次新冠病毒传染到大猩猩身上的案例。
The animals may have been infected from a zoo worker who is asymptomatic of COVID-19.
这些动物可能是由一名新冠无症状感染者,同时也是一名动物园的工作人员感染的。
Asymptomatic describes as anyone who has a disease but shows no signs of the sickness.
“无症状感染者”描述的是患某种疾病、但没有任何症状的某人。
Asymptomatic individuals may not know they have an infectious disease and are spreading it to others.
无症状感染者可能在不知道自己携带传染病的情况下将病毒传染给了其他人。