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Is SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets more common than we thought?


the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
PLOS
the Department of Veterinary Medicine
the University of Cambridge
Medical News Today
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
COVID-19


James Wood
Zoonosis

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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
B.Vet
Med
the United Kingdom

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Positivity     39.00%   
   Negativity   61.00%
The New York Times
SOURCE: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-sars-cov-2-infection-in-pets-more-common-than-we-thought
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Summary

“None have provided any suggestion of onward transmission to other pets or humans, however,” he told Medical News Today.According to the authors, the proportion of pets that tested positive in this study was higher than in similar studies in other countries worldwide.They attribute this to their repeated sampling over a period of around a month, as opposed to a single sample collection in the other studies.Their analysis suggests that neutered pets, and pets that shared a bed with the person with the infection, were more likely to acquire the virus.They write that neutered cats and dogs are likely to spend more time within the confines of the home, which may make them more vulnerable to infection.“People with COVID-19 should avoid close contact with their pets during the time of their illness,” they conclude.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasize that the latest research suggests the risk of pets spreading COVID-19 to people is low.It says there is no evidence that the virus can spread to people from the skin or hair of pets.However, the CDC advises owners not to let their pets interact with individuals outside their households during the pandemic.“If a person inside the household becomes sick, isolate that person from everyone else, including pets,” it adds.People who have COVID-19 and need to care for their pet or be around animals should wear a mask and wash their hands before and after interacting with them, it advises.The authors of the study in Brazil caution that their results do not prove the presence of infectious virus in the samples.They used highly sensitive polymerase chain reaction tests to amplify viral RNA.

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