The Guardian·3 min read·medium
Lion saved as cub from Ukraine war and brought to US battles rare fungal disease
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Richard Luscombe
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Taras, a lion rescued from the war in Ukraine as a cub, is currently receiving treatment for a rare and potentially fatal fungal infection called blastomycosis. The lion, now living at a Minnesota sanctuary, is responding to intensive antifungal therapy.
Taras the lion. Photograph: The Wildcat Sanctuary Taras the lion. Photograph: The Wildcat Sanctuary US news Lion saved as cub from Ukraine war and brought to US battles rare fungal disease Four-year-old Taras, who now resides at a Minnesota sanctuary, was diagnosed with an often fatal infection
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