ZHENGZHOU, China, March 14 (UPI) -- Officials at China's Zhengzhou Zoo said the death of a female giant panda was found to be tied to bacteria and toxoplasma infection.
The zoo said tissue and fluid samples from Jinyi, the 7-year-old panda who died Feb. 9, were sent to the Veterinary Institute of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in Changchun, where researchers determined the panda was infected with bacteria and toxoplasma, which is comprised of parasites in the blood and body tissue, China Daily reported Friday.