BILATERAL PHACOEMULSIFICATION IN AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA)

A 37-year-old bull African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the North Carolina Zoo (NCZ) was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts leading here to behavioral changes and significant weight loss secondary to functional blindness.On initial examination, a weight loss of 234 kg, a mature cataract in the right eye, and a focal cataract in the left eye wer

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a global public threat.Given the pandemic of COVID-19, the economic impact of COVID-19 is essential to add value to the policy-making process.We retrospectively conducted a cost and affordability analysis to determine the medical costs of COVID-19 patients in China, and also assess the