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

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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 after its owner was confirmed to be infected with the virus, the city’s Agricultural and Fisheries department stated. A statement from the Hong Kong Veterinary Association reported that a cat, in Belgium, had also got infected after its owner tested positive. However, it is always a good idea to wash your hands with soap and water after contact with pets pic.twitter.com/aJD53T8Fsx — World Health Organization January 27, 2020 Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that while it appears some animals can get the virus from people, there are no indication pets are transmitting it to human beings.

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Dozens of viruses detected in Chinese fur farm animals
4 months ago

Dozens of viruses detected in Chinese fur farm animals

The Hindu  

Dozens of viruses have been detected mixing in animals at fur farms in China, some of which are new and have the potential to spill over into humans, researchers said on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Virologist Edward Holmes, who has led research into Covid-19, told AFP he felt that the global fur farming industry “is one most likely ways by …

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 …

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale
2 years, 10 months ago

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale

NPR  

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale Enlarge this image toggle caption Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images Hamsters can infect people with the coronavirus, which then goes on to spread among the human population — that's the assertion in a new study about the events of mid-January, when Hong Kong announced that …

One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests Covid positive as city lockdown grows
2 years, 11 months ago

One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests Covid positive as city lockdown grows

India Today  

Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday one hamster surrendered to authorities by pet-owners had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus and that over 2,200 hamsters had been culled as the city grappled to contain an outbreak. Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam earlier told reporters that she understood "pet owners are unhappy" with the killings, but said the biggest priority was …

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 …

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 …

China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for COVID-19

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A city in northern China has killed three housecats after they tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local media report Wednesday, as the country takes increasingly strict measures to contain new outbreaks. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of animals spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to people is “considered …

China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for COVID-19

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 A city in northern China …

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, …

'Coronavirus pets' have served their purpose, many end up in shelters
3 years, 4 months ago

'Coronavirus pets' have served their purpose, many end up in shelters

Dutch News  

Between one and 1.5 million people became pet owners in the Netherlands during the coronavirus pandemic but many animals have been dumped since, animal welfare organisation Sophia Vereeniging has found. Many corona pets, as the animal welfare organisation has dubbed them, have been abondoned in the wild, while shelters told broadcaster NOS they are busier than usual. The organisation said …

'Coronavirus pets' have served their purpose, many end up in shelters
3 years, 4 months ago

'Coronavirus pets' have served their purpose, many end up in shelters

Dutch News  

Between one and 1.5 million people became pet owners in the Netherlands during the coronavirus pandemic but many animals have been dumped since, animal welfare organisation Sophia Vereeniging has found. Many corona pets, as the animal welfare organisation has dubbed them, have been abondoned in the wild, while shelters told broadcaster NOS they are busier than usual. The organisation said …

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 …

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases

NL Times  

Some 8,541 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection over the past seven days, public health agency RIVM said on Tuesday. The rate in which people tested positive for the infection rose dramatically from 3.1 to 4.5 percent. “The percentage of positive tests among 18-24 year olds increased from 5.9% to 10.5% in the past week, …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus outbreaks in Amersfoort nursing home, Eindhoven hospital
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreaks in Amersfoort nursing home, Eindhoven hospital

NL Times  

Both the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven and the Saint Elisabeth Care- and Guesthouse in Amersfoort reported an outbreak of the coronavirus among their patients and residents on Monday, NOS reports. At the cardiothoracic surgical department in the Catharina Hospital, 13 heart patients tested positive for the B117 coronavirus variant, including five who passed away recently. Despite protection gear and hand …

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 …

First confirmed case of Covid in pet reported in South Korea
3 years, 11 months ago

First confirmed case of Covid in pet reported in South Korea

India TV News  

In the first case involving a pet, a kitten has tested positive for the Covid-19 in South Korea. The infected kitten tested positive on Thursday and was found at a religious facility in the southeastern city of Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province, according to government officials. "During a recent tracking process involving a mass outbreak, health authorities found that a …

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 …

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 cases increased by 27% in first week of December
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus cases increased by 27% in first week of December

Dutch News  

The first week of December brought a ‘worrying rise’ of 27% in the number of coronavirus cases, the public health agency has said. The trend was partly due to an 23.5% increase in testing, but the positive test rate also increased from 11.1% to 11.6% – still well above the World Health Organisation’s benchmark of 5%. In the last week …

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 …

Humans spreading Covid to animals? 10,000 minks dead at US farm, experts say virus spread from humans
4 years, 2 months ago

Humans spreading Covid to animals? 10,000 minks dead at US farm, experts say virus spread from humans

India Today  

Nearly 10,000 minks have died at fur farms in the US following a series of Covid-19 outbreaks, with experts now indicating that the virus was transmitted from humans to these animals. "The virus first appeared in minks in August, shortly after farmworkers fell ill in July, according to Dr Dean Taylor, State Veterinarian of Utah," CNN reported. US agency confirms …

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 …

At least 66 people linked to fur farms have had coronavirus, with mink a likely source
4 years, 3 months ago

At least 66 people linked to fur farms have had coronavirus, with mink a likely source

Dutch News  

At least 66 fur farm workers and their family members have been infected with coronavirus, scientists say in an investigation into the outbreak of Covid-19 at 16 Dutch fur farms up to the beginning of June. In a number of cases, the virus has been passed from mink to humans, the scientists say in an preliminary article on scientific website …

Coronavirus found on more mink farms, inspectors to investigate infection spread
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus found on more mink farms, inspectors to investigate infection spread

Dutch News  

The Dutch food and product safety board is investigating why coronavirus continues to spread on Dutch mink farms, following suggestions farmers are deliberately infecting their animals so they can claim lucrative compensation deals, broadcaster NOS and the Volkskrant newspaper have reported. Coronavirus has been found on 47 of the country’s 110 mink farms, leading to the cull an estimated two …

Coronavirus found at 43rd Dutch mink farm
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus found at 43rd Dutch mink farm

NL Times  

Mink on a fur farm in Venhorst in the municipality of Boekel tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Ministries of Public Health and Agriculture said on Monday. Last week the government decide to follow the Outbreak Management Team's advice and accelerate the ban on mink farming in the Netherlands. According to the OMT, this is the most effective …

Coronavirus spreads to 39th fur farm, no moves yet on total cull
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus spreads to 39th fur farm, no moves yet on total cull

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has been found on three more mink farms, taking to the total to 39, the farm ministry said on Monday. The three new farms are home to a total of 22,500 breeding mink, all of which currently have between four to six pups. The government’s Outbreak Management Team is due to report soon on whether the mink on all …

Coronavirus confirmed at two more mink farms
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus confirmed at two more mink farms

NL Times  

Animals at another two mink farms tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The two newly infected farms are located in De Rips in the municipality of Gemert Bakel and in Vlierden in the municipality of Deurne. Ministers Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and Corola Schouten of Agriculture took extra hygiene measures at mink farms in mid-July. The Outbreak …

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 …

Covid-19: Scientists study virus outbreaks among minks in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Scientists study virus outbreaks among minks in Europe

Hindustan Times  

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. “We assumed it was possible that it would be transmitted back to people again,” the virus expert said, and that’s what appeared to have happened with at least two of the infected workers. …

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe

India Today  

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. The virus that first infected people in China late last year came from an animal source, probably bats, and later spread from person to person, as other coronaviruses had done in the past. …

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe

LA Times  

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and whether they can spread it to people. “We assumed it was possible that it would be transmitted back to people again,” the virus expert said, and that’s what appeared to have happened with at least two of the infected workers. …

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. …

Coronavirus closes 26th mink farm in Brabant and seal sanctuary in Groningen
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus closes 26th mink farm in Brabant and seal sanctuary in Groningen

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has been detected on another mink farm in the province of Noord-Brabant, bringing the number of infected farms to 26. The infection was picked up by an early warning system introduced in the industry, in which bodies of dead animals are tested weekly for the virus, Omroep Brabant reported. All 3,500 adult female mink on the farm in Oploo, …

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 …

Spain orders cull of nearly 100,000 farmed mink after animals test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Spain orders cull of nearly 100,000 farmed mink after animals test positive for Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Spanish authorities have ordered the culling of almost 100,000 mink following an outbreak at a farm, where the animals are bred for fur,after a number tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment of Spain’s Aragon region said in a statement on Thursday that it had ordered the slaughter of the 92,700 mink …

Coronavirus found at 24th mink farm; 4,500 animals to be culled
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus found at 24th mink farm; 4,500 animals to be culled

NL Times  

Mink on a farm in Ledeacker in Noord-Brabant were diagnosed with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Ministries of Agriculture and Public Health announced on Wednesday. The coronavirus has now been found at a total of 24 mink farms in the Netherlands. Responsible Ministers Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and Carola Schouten of Agriculture decided that all animals on infected farms …

Coronavirus infections at another four mink farms
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections at another four mink farms

NL Times  

Animals at another four mink farms in Noord-Brabant and Limburg were found to have the coronavirus, Minister Carola Schouten of Agriculture said in a letter to parliament. Three of the four new outbreaks were identified by investigating mink carcasses - breeders are obliged to send carcasses in for this investigation weekly. There have also been a handful of cases of …

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