Report Shows Arizona Man Infected His Dog, Cat With COVID-19
Report Shows Arizona Man Infected His Dog, Cat With COVID-19
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An Arizona man infected his dog and cat with the new coronavirus, according to a new case study that researchers say is the first in the United States to use genetics to document such transmission.
The owner wasn't vaccinated, did little to protect his pets, and had houseguests who weren't vaccinated. The owner recovered from COVID-19 and both pets were asymptomatic. However, genetic testing showed that the owner, cat and dog all were infected with an identical strain of coronavirus, and the virus spread from the owner to either the dog or cat, or both, the researchers concluded.
They explained that the pets were confined to an apartment and had little or no opportunity to be exposed to the virus independently, so it's highly unlikely that they infected their owner. Also, it was the pets' human who exhibited COVID symptoms first.
The ongoing study is one of five pilot studies nationwide examining COVID-19 in animals, but it is the only one to include genomic sequencing of the virus from both pets and owners.
More at link:
[link:https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211103/report-shows-arizona-man-infected-his-dog-cat-with-covid-19|
= new reply since forum marked as read
