Are animals at threat of getting covid-19 and can they spread it to people?



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17 August2020

By Alice Klein

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Social distancing in Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York City

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Reports of family pets being contaminated with the coronavirus have been growing, but how worried should owners be? And could family pets be spreading out the infection in between people?

The first confirmed case of a pet contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes covid-19— was a Pomeranian pet dog in Hong Kong that apparently captured it from its owner in February. Since then, there have been at least 26 more confirmed cases in family pet felines and pets worldwide.

” However, we really do not know the number of pets have actually been contaminated since screening of …

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