Zoo Miami worker hospitalized after possible contact with drugged antelope’s saliva

Health · First reported 6 Nov, 23:42 · Updated 23:58

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A Zoo Miami employee became ill while helping with a greater kudu antelope’s immobilization procedure and was hospitalized after possible contact with the animal’s saliva. The zoo said the worker was stable and under observation; it has not confirmed what caused the illness.

The worker became ill while helping secure the antelope’s head during a procedure to prepare it for transfer to another facility.
Zoo Miami said the animal received immobilization drugs including thiafentanil, and the employee was treated with Narcan and taken to hospital.
The zoo said the worker was stable and remained under medical observation; it had not confirmed the cause of the illness.

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Key facts

Location: Zoo Miami, Florida
Animal: Greater kudu antelope
Drug named: Thiafentanil, among the immobilization drugs administered to the antelope
Worker’s condition: Stable and under medical observation, according to Zoo Miami
Hospital: Jackson South Medical Center