Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?
4 years, 8 months ago

Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?

Associated Press  

Can I get the coronavirus from my pet? There’s no evidence pets are spreading the virus to people. However, there have been a few cases worldwide where animals likely got the virus from humans, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 4-year-old tiger tested positive at New York City’s Bronx Zoo, and officials think a zookeeper with the virus got the feline sick. Two house cats in different homes in New York have also contracted the virus, likely from their owners or someone in the neighborhood.

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Cats and dogs have not played a significant role in coronavirus spread
2 years, 10 months ago

Cats and dogs have not played a significant role in coronavirus spread

NL Times  

Cats and dogs have so far played no significant role in the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands during the pandemic, according to researchers from Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research Center, and Erasmus Medical Center. "The epidemic would not have been substantially different without infections in dogs and cats," said Arjan Stegeman, project leader and professor at Utrecht …

Omicron found in deer: Previous cases of COVID in animals, impact on humans
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron found in deer: Previous cases of COVID in animals, impact on humans

Firstpost  

In August, the US government said it found the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in wild deer in Ohio, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease The discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a white-tailed deer in New York has left scientists concerned that the deer species could become host of a …

Can your pet get COVID-19?
3 years ago

Can your pet get COVID-19?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Can your pet get COVID-19? Yes, pets and other animals can get the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but health officials say the risk of them spreading it to people is low. People with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should avoid contact with pets, farm animals and wildlife, as well as with other people, according to the U.S. Centers …

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report

Hindustan Times  

Days after a pet dog in the UK tested positive for Covid-19, now eight big cats in a zoo in the United States detected positive for coronavirus. Citing St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Hill reported that the infected cats include two African lions, two snow leopards, an Amur tiger, a puma, and two jaguars. Apart from them, none of the other …

8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID
3 years, 1 month ago

8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Two African lions and six other big cats at the St. Louis Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that zoo officials said Thursday that the animals are expected to make a full recovery. Most of the infected cats showed no signs of illness, zoo officials said, but a few had a decreased …

Four lions at Singapore zoo test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Four lions at Singapore zoo test positive for Covid-19

India Today  

Four Asiatic lions at a Singapore zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with infected staff, according to a news report. "All the lions remain bright, alert and are eating well," the Channel News Asia report quoted Dr Sonja Luz, vice president of conservation, research and veterinary at Mandai Wildlife Group, the zoo operator, as saying. "This …

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas
3 years, 2 months ago

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas

Associated Press  

DENVER — Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday. Samples from a variety of animals at the zoo, including the spotted hyenas, were tested after several lions at the facility became ill, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Zoo officials …

LSU vet school lab testing pet cats and dogs for COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

LSU vet school lab testing pet cats and dogs for COVID-19

Associated Press  

— The Louisiana State University veterinary school’s diagnostic lab is providing free COVID-19 testing for dogs and cats in Louisiana through the end of the year, the school said Wednesday. However, scientists have little data on cases in which the virus that causes COVID-19 may have contributed to an animal’s death, said Gary Balsamo, Louisiana’s public health veterinarian and assistant …

Lions, tigers in US zoo test presumptive positive for Covid
3 years, 3 months ago

Lions, tigers in US zoo test presumptive positive for Covid

India TV News  

All of the lions and tigers living in the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, it was announced in a statement. In the statement on Friday, the zoo, which is one the oldest in the US, fecal samples for all the big cats, including six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers, …

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lions and tigers at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers all received “presumptive positive” results for the coronavirus, the zoo announced in a Friday press release. Luke is one of several lions who tested positive for the coronavirus at the National …

Coronavirus carrying animals sold at Wuhan wet markets for years, finds study
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus carrying animals sold at Wuhan wet markets for years, finds study

India TV News  

Animals known as carriers of coronaviruses were sold at local wet markets for years, finds a new study supporting the theory that the Covid-19 is the result of virus jumping from animals to humans. Researchers from the Chinese government's Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation, the University of Oxford in the UK and the University of British Columbia …

Ramil the snow leopard tests positive for the coronavirus at the San Diego Zoo
3 years, 5 months ago

Ramil the snow leopard tests positive for the coronavirus at the San Diego Zoo

LA Times  

Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the zoo said Friday. “We can assure you the snow leopard and the Amur leopards who share his habitat are receiving excellent care,” Dwight Scott, the zoo’s executive director, said in a statement. The zoo says it’s unclear how the snow leopard was …

Cats and dogs can contract coronavirus, Utrecht University study shows
3 years, 6 months ago

Cats and dogs can contract coronavirus, Utrecht University study shows

NL Times  

The coronavirus infection can commonly be found in cats and dogs whose owners also were infected, researchers from Utrecht University concluded. "If you have Covid, you should avoid contact with your cat or dog, just as you would do with other people," Els Broens, from Utrecht University, told BBC. "The main concern is not the animals' health but the potential …

Staying Away from Your Pets a Good Idea When You're Covid-positive: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Staying Away from Your Pets a Good Idea When You're Covid-positive: Study

News 18  

Stay away from your feline and pooch friends to avoid the risk of passing on the infection to them, suggests a study, which found that infection in pets is more common than thought. “The main concern, however, is not the animals’ health — they had no or mild symptoms of Covid-19 — but the potential risk that pets could act …

Lioness tests COVID positive in Sri Lanka zoo
3 years, 6 months ago

Lioness tests COVID positive in Sri Lanka zoo

India TV News  

Days after a lion tested positive for Covid-19 in Colombo's Dehiwala Zoo, a lioness at the same facility has also been infected with the virus, the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association of Sri Lanka said. Secretary of the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association, Nuwan Hewagamage, said on Thursday that the 12-year-old lioness 'Sheena' had tested positive for the virus following medical tests …

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus
3 years, 6 months ago

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park here have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. Representational: The animals whose samples were tested include tigers Java, Malik, Gauri, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kavery, The samples of tiger Shiva, which had died on June 3 following prolonged …

All Felines in Ranchi Zoo Put to Covid-19 Test Post Tiger Shiva's Death
3 years, 7 months ago

All Felines in Ranchi Zoo Put to Covid-19 Test Post Tiger Shiva's Death

News 18  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand’s Ranchi Zoo – right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik – are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid-19 test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though …

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death
3 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death

India Today  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand's Ranchi Zoo - right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik- are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though 10-year-old …

‘Dog coronavirus found in humans’ – why you shouldn’t worry
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Dog coronavirus found in humans’ – why you shouldn’t worry

India TV News  

Scientists have found a new canine coronavirus in a handful of people hospitalised with pneumonia. The discovery of the canine coronavirus in eight people at a hospital in Sarawak, Malaysia, was reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases by a group of highly regarded international scientists. The researchers studied nose and throat swabs from all eight Malaysian patients to try to learn …

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo

India Today  

A lion, named Tripur, living in Jaipur zoo, tested positive for Covid-19, Indian Veterinary Research Institute officials said here on Wednesday. While Tripur was positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, the sample reports of a panther, a white tiger and a lioness from Jaipur, were inconclusive, IVRI Joint Director K P Singh said, adding there was a need to resample …

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two lionesses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh. The possibility of animals contracting Covid-19 first came to light when a four-year-old female tiger ‘Nadia’ & six others tested positive at Bronx Zoo in New York City in April last year. It is believed that Covid-19 is a zoonotic disease, meaning it came to humans …

Lion at Etawah Safari Park tests COVID positive
3 years, 8 months ago

Lion at Etawah Safari Park tests COVID positive

India TV News  

A lion at the Etawah Safari Park has tested positive for COVID-19 and another was suspected to have caught the infection, three days after eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad were found infected with the virus. "Sixteen samples of 14 Asiatic lions at the Etawah Safari Park had been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute for RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. …

Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo infected with SARS-CoV2, not Covid: Govt
3 years, 8 months ago

Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo infected with SARS-CoV2, not Covid: Govt

India TV News  

Eight Asiatic lions housed in Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus, causing respiratory distress in them. "On the 24th April 2021 with an abundance of caution, Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, shared samples.for eight Asiatic lions housed in the Zoo that had showed signs of respiratory distress," a statement issued by the ministry said. "Based on detailed …

In a first in India, 8 Asiatic lions test positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad zoo
3 years, 8 months ago

In a first in India, 8 Asiatic lions test positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad zoo

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for Covid-19. We have shared SOPs with the zoo which they are asked to follow while feeding and taking care of the wild,” Dr Rakesh Mishra, the CCMB director told India Today. This method would be useful in future as every time it is not possible to collect saliva …

WHO confirms possibility of Covid-19 transmission from humans to cats, dogs, tigers
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO confirms possibility of Covid-19 transmission from humans to cats, dogs, tigers

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organisation confirms the possibility of transmission of Covid-19 from humans to cats, dogs, minks, raccoon dogs, lions and tigers, WHO representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Monday. REUTERS/Sayed Sheasha "The Covid-19 virus spreads mainly through human-to-human transmission, but there is evidence of human-to-animal transmission as it is a zoonotic virus," Vujnovic said in an interview to …

Animals were likely source of coronavirus, not lab leak, WHO says
3 years, 9 months ago

Animals were likely source of coronavirus, not lab leak, WHO says

LA Times  

A WHO-China joint study press conference is held Feb. 9 at the end of a WHO mission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of the coronavirus says transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal was the most likely scenario and that a lab …

SARS-CoV-2 virus can multiply in animals: Study
3 years, 10 months ago

SARS-CoV-2 virus can multiply in animals: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Testing on animals for efficacy of Covid-19 vaccine hides the true possible potential of the SARS-CoV-2’s ability to make the leap from humans to various animals, and the impact of such a jump, it is feared. Among animals that were tested for vaccine efficacy in India, after they were injected with Covid-19 causing virus were rats, mice, rabbits, and …

Now South Korea offers covid-19 tests for pets
3 years, 10 months ago

Now South Korea offers covid-19 tests for pets

Live Mint  

Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. "Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and cats," Park Yoo-mi, a Seoul city official handling disease control, told reporters. Animals that test positive will …

South Korea to give free Covid tests to pet cats and dogs
3 years, 11 months ago

South Korea to give free Covid tests to pet cats and dogs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pet cats and dogs in …

South Korea's Seoul Launches Covid-19 Tests for Pets After Kitten Tests Positive for Infection
3 years, 11 months ago

South Korea's Seoul Launches Covid-19 Tests for Pets After Kitten Tests Positive for Infection

News 18  

Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. “Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and cats,” Park Yoo-mi, a Seoul city official handling disease control, told reporters. Tests will be limited to …

Cats, Dogs Should be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 to Avoid Transmission to Humans, Say Scientists
3 years, 11 months ago

Cats, Dogs Should be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 to Avoid Transmission to Humans, Say Scientists

News 18  

A group of scientists has stated that cats and dogs would have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as a precaution to prevent the risk of the virus spreading further. Experts fear that the continuously evolving virus in animals ‘poses a significant long-term risk to public health.’ According to the experts from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and the University …

In a First, Two Gorillas Have Tested Positive For Covid-19 in US Zoo
3 years, 11 months ago

In a First, Two Gorillas Have Tested Positive For Covid-19 in US Zoo

News 18  

It’s not just humans, but human’s closest relatives that have also been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is …

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID
3 years, 11 months ago

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID

Al Jazeera  

At least two gorillas began coughing last week, while a third is showing symptoms and five others could also be infected, zoo officials said. Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what are believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. …

Gorillas contract coronavirus at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
3 years, 11 months ago

Gorillas contract coronavirus at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

LA Times  

Multiple gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have contracted the coronavirus in the first known instances of natural transmission to great apes, the zoo announced Monday. “Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well,” Lisa Peterson, executive director of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, said in a statement. The gorillas are believed to have …

Four lions test positive for Covid in Spanish zoo
4 years, 1 month ago

Four lions test positive for Covid in Spanish zoo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four lions at Barcelona Zoo …

Paw-ly in the Pandemic: Pets Can Catch Coronavirus from Their Owners, Shows Study
4 years, 3 months ago

Paw-ly in the Pandemic: Pets Can Catch Coronavirus from Their Owners, Shows Study

News 18  

Cat and dog owners suffering from Covid-19 can pass their illness onto their feline and canine companions, according to a small study released Friday. The new coronavirus is a “zoonotic” infection — meaning it has jumped into humans from animals — and while there is little sign that pets play a major role in spreading the virus, there is growing …

First dog that tested positive for COVID-19 dies in New York
4 years, 5 months ago

First dog that tested positive for COVID-19 dies in New York

New Indian Express  

Robert and Allison Mahoney of Staten Island told National Geographic that their 7-year-old shepherd, Buddy, developed breathing problems in mid-April after Robert had been sick with the coronavirus for several weeks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in June that a German shepherd in New York state was the first dog in the country to test positive for COVID-19, but …

Pet Cat Tests Positive for Coronavirus in England in First Confirmed Case of Animal Infection in Britain
4 years, 5 months ago

Pet Cat Tests Positive for Coronavirus in England in First Confirmed Case of Animal Infection in Britain

News 18  

A pet cat has tested positive in England for the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the government said on Monday in the first confirmed case of an animal being infected with the virus in Britain. The British environment ministry said "all available evidence" suggested the cat had contracted the coronavirus from its owners, who had both tested positive for COVID-19. …

Cat tests positive for coronavirus in England
4 years, 5 months ago

Cat tests positive for coronavirus in England

India Today  

The British environment ministry said that "all available evidence" suggested the cat had contracted the coronavirus from its owners, who had both tested positive for Covid-19. Both the cat and the humans made a full recovery and there was no transmission to any other animals or people in the household, the ministry said without identifying the individuals involved. "This is …

Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test
4 years, 7 months ago

Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test

India TV News  

Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests. The American Veterinary Medical Association said in a new statement that just because an animal can be deliberately infected in a lab “does not mean that it will easily be infected with that same virus under natural conditions.” Anyone concerned …

Coronavirus: Cats with no symptoms can spread Covid-19 to other cats, finds Study
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Cats with no symptoms can spread Covid-19 to other cats, finds Study

India Today  

Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests. Those cases and the new lab experiment show "there is a public health need to recognize and further investigate the potential chain of human-cat-human transmission," the authors wrote. Guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that …

Animal Planet's new documentary about effects of COVID-19 on animals
4 years, 7 months ago

Animal Planet's new documentary about effects of COVID-19 on animals

India TV News  

Animal Planet has announced a new documentary "The Zoo: COVID-19 And Animals", which seeks to explore the effects of coronavirus on animals. The special will see Dave Salmoni, Animal Planet's big cat expert, talking to a number of experts, from the World Health Organization to wildlife biologists, in order to find out how COVID-19 is affecting animals and what pet …

Cats can infect other cats with coronavirus, researchers find
4 years, 7 months ago

Cats can infect other cats with coronavirus, researchers find

CNN  

CNN — Cats can infect other cats with the novel coronavirus, but they may not show any symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. The first two cats in the United States to test positive – both New Yorkers – showed mild respiratory symptoms, although both were expected to make a full recovery. The team behind the new study, led …

Can your pet get COVID-19?
4 years, 8 months ago

Can your pet get COVID-19?

India Today  

A major worry has emerged in the Indian conservation fraternity ever since Nadia, a four-year-old Malayan tigress housed at the Bronx Zoo in New York, tested positive for COVID-19 in early April. In the US, two pet cats in New York state also tested positive on April 22, marking the first known cases of domestic animals being affected by the …

Cases of Coronavirus spreading from humans to pets rise; still no evidence of animal-to-human transmission
4 years, 8 months ago

Cases of Coronavirus spreading from humans to pets rise; still no evidence of animal-to-human transmission

Firstpost  

While it appears that animals can get the virus from people, there is no indication that pets are transmitting it to human beings. In a new case of animals getting infected with the novel Coronavirus, minks at two fur farms, in the Netherlands have tested positive. Another pet cat in Hong Kong was also tested positive for the novel coronavirus …

Coronavirus | Why pathogens travel in search of a host
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Why pathogens travel in search of a host

The Hindu  

The story so far: Long before the virus causing COVID-19 vitiated for the world many efficiencies it had taken for granted, it pit many over claims about how the vicious virus came to be in the first place. Moreover, commenting on the fact that bats and pangolins might have spread the infection, the authors said: “Given the similarity of SARS-CoV-2 …

4 tigers, 3 lions test COVID-19 positive at Bronx Zoo
4 years, 8 months ago

4 tigers, 3 lions test COVID-19 positive at Bronx Zoo

India TV News  

Four tigers and three lions have tested COVID-19 positive at the Bronx Zoo in New York, authorities announced, weeks after a Malayan tiger at the facility was confirmed positive and six other big cats were said to be exhibiting similar symptoms. On April 5, the Wildlife Conservation Society that runs the New York zoo, reported that one tiger had tested …

Two pet cats, from New York, have tested positive for Coronavirus after getting infected by their owners
4 years, 8 months ago

Two pet cats, from New York, have tested positive for Coronavirus after getting infected by their owners

Firstpost  

CDC has stressed that there’s no need for pet owners to panic, or rush to test their animals. Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday. “But there’s no evidence whatsoever that we’ve seen from an epidemiological standpoint that …

Coronavirus: 2 cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: 2 cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for Covid-19

India Today  

Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday. We don't want people to be afraid of pets" or to rush to test them en masse," said Dr. Casey Barton Behravesh, a CDC official who works on human-animal health …

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