Covid 19 Pets Cnn

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Covid 19 pets cnn. A small number of pets worldwide including cats and dogs have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes covid 19 mostly after close contact with people with covid 19. First dog to test positive for covid 19 in the us buddy the german shepherd has died. Further evidence for how pets might contract covid 19 comes from a study by researchers at the harbin veterinary research institute in china published in the journal science on april 8. These illustrations show why.

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By shelby lin erdman cnn. Updated 0300 gmt 1100 hkt july 31 2020. Most of these pets became sick after contact with people with covid 19 the us centers for disease control and prevention says on its website. To put this into.

Based on the limited information available to date the risk of animals spreading covid 19 to people is considered to be low.