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 about that risk should use “common sense hygiene,” said virus expert Peter Halfmann. they wouldn’t have noticed anything.” Last month, two domestic cats in different parts of New York state tested positive for the coronavirus after mild respiratory illnesses. Guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that based on the limited information available so far, the risk of pets spreading coronavirus to people “is considered to be low.” The veterinary medicine group says “there is no evidence to suggest that animals, including pets, that may be incidentally infected by humans are playing a role in the spread of COVID-19.” It stressed that person-to-person transmission was driving the global pandemic. Halfmann, whose two cats sleep near him, said the worry may be greater for animal shelters, where one infected animal could pass the virus to many others.

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Cats are the new pigs? Study warns these cute and fluffy pets could spark the next pandemic
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Cats are the new pigs? Study warns these cute and fluffy pets could spark the next pandemic

Hindustan Times  

A cat parent would not trade their beautiful relationship with their fur baby for the world. But a new study shed light on how pet cats could be as dangerous as pigs as one of the greatest zoonotic threats to public health. Scientists link domestic cats to public health crisis The study, published recently in the academic journal Taylor and …

FIRST cat-to-human Covid transmission documented
2 years, 6 months ago

FIRST cat-to-human Covid transmission documented

India TV News  

A 32-year-old previously healthy female veterinarian contracted Covid after being exposed to an infected cat, according to the first documented case of suspected cat-to-human transmission. A genetic study supported the hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from the owner to the cat, and then from the cat to the veterinarian, they wrote in the paper published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus in Animals? Swiss Experts Claim Social Distancing Among Pets Equally Important
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus in Animals? Swiss Experts Claim Social Distancing Among Pets Equally Important

News 18  

The novel coronavirus has impacted the entire world. The most common and effective precautionary measures against the virus are wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing. In a report published in The Daily Mail, health experts in Switzerland have stated that pets should be maintaining social distancing in order to avoid the contraction of the deadly virus. Johannes Kaufmann, a …

Dangers of 'Mutant' Mink Coronavirus Much Greater, Could Impact Vaccine's Effectiveness: Scientists
4 years, 2 months ago

Dangers of 'Mutant' Mink Coronavirus Much Greater, Could Impact Vaccine's Effectiveness: Scientists

News 18  

Coronavirus transmission from minks to humans does not necessarily mean the disease will become more dangerous, but scientists are on their guard in the wake of an astounding announcement from Denmark. “I really wish that the trend of science by press release would stop,” commented Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University in New York. “According to the information from …

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 …

Scientists say drug used to treat cats also works against coronavirus, to proceed for clinical trials
4 years, 4 months ago

Scientists say drug used to treat cats also works against coronavirus, to proceed for clinical trials

India TV News  

A drug used to cure a deadly viral disease in cats may be effective as a treatment for humans against the novel coronavirus, according to a study that may lead to the development of new therapeutics to treat COVID-19. According to the research, published in the journal Nature Communications, the drug is effective at inhibiting viral replication in lab-grown cells …

Owners must act responsibly and care for their pets
4 years, 4 months ago

Owners must act responsibly and care for their pets

China Daily  

A resident jogs in the morning carrying her dog in Yantai, Shandong province, on Aug 1. But Sun Quanhui, a scientist from World Animal Protection, suggests there is no reason for pet owners to be unduly worried, and they should not abandon, abuse or even kill their pets because they fear they might become infected. The WHO recommends people who …

Owners must act responsibly and care for their pets
4 years, 4 months ago

Owners must act responsibly and care for their pets

China Daily  

A resident jogs in the morning carrying her dog in Yantai, Shandong province, on Aug 1. But Sun Quanhui, a scientist from World Animal Protection, suggests there is no reason for pet owners to be unduly worried, and they should not abandon, abuse or even kill their pets because they fear they might become infected. The WHO recommends people who …

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 …

Universities research role of cat in virus spread, keep moggie at home, they say
4 years, 7 months ago

Universities research role of cat in virus spread, keep moggie at home, they say

Dutch News  

Three Dutch universities are joining forces to find out if cats play a role in the spread of coronavirus following recent events at mink farms where a number of cats were found to have had the disease, the Volkskrant reports. It is already known that people can contaminate cats but so far the opposite has not been proven, professor of …

Universities research role of cat in virus spread, keep moggie at home, they say
4 years, 7 months ago

Universities research role of cat in virus spread, keep moggie at home, they say

Dutch News  

Three Dutch universities are joining forces to find out if cats play a role in the spread of coronavirus following recent events at mink farms where a number of cats were found to have had the disease, the Volkskrant reports. It is already known that people can contaminate cats but so far the opposite has not been proven, professor of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

2 cats in NY become first US pets to test positive for virus
4 years, 8 months ago

2 cats in NY become first US pets to test positive for virus

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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. U.S. authorities, including the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, say that while it appears some animals can get the virus from people, there’s no indication …

How cattle, sheep and even cats can catch coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

How cattle, sheep and even cats can catch coronavirus

Daily Mail  

The novel strain of coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic may have evolved to infect domestic cats and many species of farm animal — potentially creating a vast haven from which it may repeatedly invade humans, new research has found. Covid-19 originated in horseshoe bats, but the new study says bats are unlikely to have passed it to humans through …

Animal samples to be tested for coronavirus soon
4 years, 8 months ago

Animal samples to be tested for coronavirus soon

India TV News  

Amid growing concern over transmission of coronavirus in wildlife animals and pets, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, among many others, have been permitted by the Indian Council of Medical Research and Health Ministry to conduct testing on them. Tripathi, Deputy Director General of ICAR's Animal Science division said: "Three institutes of ICAR have been identified for conducting Covid testing …

Study finds that cats, ferrets can be infected by Coronavirus, WHO to look into transmission between pets and humans
4 years, 9 months ago

Study finds that cats, ferrets can be infected by Coronavirus, WHO to look into transmission between pets and humans

Firstpost  

Infected cats had the virus in the mouth, nose and small intestine while kittens had massive lesions in their lungs, nose and throat. Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at the transmission of …

Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds. WHO to investigate
4 years, 9 months ago

Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds. WHO to investigate

India Today  

Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets. The study, published on the website of the journal Science, found that ferrets can also become infected with …

Cats or dogs can spread only love, not coronavirus, say prominent personalities
4 years, 9 months ago

Cats or dogs can spread only love, not coronavirus, say prominent personalities

Hindustan Times  

Eminent personalities, including BJP leader Maneka Gandhi, have appealed to people to take care of cats and dogs and not fall for rumours of them being vectors of novel coronavirus. Wrestler and philanthropist Sangram Singh said it is absolutely incorrect that cats and dogs spead coronavirus. Asserting that a cat cannot be compared to a tiger which reportedly contracted the …

Tiger At New York's Bronx Zoo Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Contact With Worker
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger At New York's Bronx Zoo Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Contact With Worker

Huff Post  

“This is the first time we know of, or from any of the people we’ve been in contact with, that an animal has gotten sick with COVID,” Dr. Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told the New York Daily News. “Because of New York City being an epicentre for COVID right now in the pandemic, we of course …

After 2 Dogs from Hong Kong, Tiger in New York Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

After 2 Dogs from Hong Kong, Tiger in New York Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus

News 18  

New York: A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution said Sunday, and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time. The four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia along with her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions all developed dry coughs and are expected …

Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus as COVID-19 surges in US
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus as COVID-19 surges in US

ABC  

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the US or a tiger anywhere, a zoo spokesman said. Key points: Seven animals have fallen ill at the Bronx Zoo in New York City All the animals were in contact with the …

Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday. Still, Rooney said a small number of animals in the U.S. have been tested through the USDA’s …

Coronavirus restrictions see demand for pets surge as shelters issue warning to prospective owners
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions see demand for pets surge as shelters issue warning to prospective owners

ABC  

If you are stuck at home right now because of COVID-19 restrictions, you might be feeling bored — or even lonely — but animal rescue groups say those reasons aren't enough to adopt a new pet. Key points: Shelters are warning to only adopt if you can commit to keeping a pet long-term There has been a surge in demand …

Cats can infect each other with coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Cats can infect each other with coronavirus

India TV News  

A team of Chinese researchers has revealed that cats are not only susceptible to contracting new coronavirus but can pass it on other cats as well. Researchers from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute found that cats are susceptible to contracting COVID-19 but no other animals such as dogs, chicken and pigs. We found that SARS-CoV-2 replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, …

‘WHO says animals can’t transmit COVID-19’: Maneka Gandhi posts on abandonment of pets
4 years, 9 months ago

‘WHO says animals can’t transmit COVID-19’: Maneka Gandhi posts on abandonment of pets

Hindustan Times  

Highlights With coronavirus outbreak many are abandoning their pets Some people think the pets can transmit the COVID-19 MP Maneka Gandhi took to Twitter to debunk that myth Coronavirus is among the most serious threats the world has faced in the recent times. One such myth involving the pets has raised much concern and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi tweeted a …

Cats And Dogs Can't Give You Coronavirus, Though They Can Test Positive
4 years, 10 months ago

Cats And Dogs Can't Give You Coronavirus, Though They Can Test Positive

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HONG KONG — Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners. That’s the conclusion of Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department after a dog in quarantine tested weakly positive for the virus Feb. 27, …

Dogs, cats can’t pass on coronavirus, but can test positive
4 years, 10 months ago

Dogs, cats can’t pass on coronavirus, but can test positive

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners. That’s the conclusion of Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department after a dog in quarantine tested weakly positive for the virus Feb. 27, Feb. 28 and …

Can pets at home spread the new coronavirus? WHO answers
4 years, 11 months ago

Can pets at home spread the new coronavirus? WHO answers

India TV News  

Pet owners have been worried about the spread of the new coronavirus that has taken 360 lives in China and 1 in the Philippines. One of the most important questions that the pet owners around the world have faced is that wether their beloved pet is a means through which they can get Coronavirus? "At present, there is no evidence …

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