Coronavirus In Cats And Dogs

This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with people infected with the COVID-19 virus.

Coronavirus in cats and dogs. None of the eight cats and dogs living in the same homes as the pets that tested positive for coronavirus became infected suggesting that the virus didnt spread among the animals. Swabs were taken from 310 pets in 196 households where a human infection had been detected. A small number of pets worldwide including cats and dogs have been reported external icon to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 mostly after close contact with people with COVID-19.

Many of the pets also tested positive for coronavirus. A few dogs and cats living with COVID-19 patients have tested positive for the presence of virus. Coronavirus in Dogs and Cats.

However Julia Hollingsworth of CNN says that current evidence indicates that pet animals are unlikely to be sick from the virus even if they do get infected. Canine coronavirus disease known as CCoV is a highly infectious intestinal infection in dogs especially puppies. Cats appear to be more susceptible to COVID-19 than dogs.

Hong Kong health officials have continued to test dogs and cats owned by people infected with the coronavirus. Some coronaviruses cause cold-like illnesses in people while others cause illness in certain types of animals such as cattle camels and bats. Coronaviruses affect many species including camels cattle cats and bats.

Six cats and seven dogs returned a positive PCR result while 54. Canine coronavirus CCoV is not the same virus as SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. Scientists in the Netherlands took swabs from 310 pets in 196 households last year where a human infection had been detected.

Are cats and about 39 are dogs. According to the US. Our furry feline friends appear to be susceptible to catching Covid-19 the disease caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.