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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 29 2020, @04:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the nine-lives dept.

Scientists identify a cat in the UK infected with SARS-CoV-2:

A team of scientists at the University of Glasgow has identified a cat in the UK that was infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Researchers from the MRC-University of Glasgow Center for Virus Research (CVR) in partnership with the Veterinary Diagnostic Service (VDS) of the University's School of Veterinary Medicine made the discovery as part of their joint research program in which they have screened hundreds of samples for COVID-19 infections in the feline population in the UK.

[...] Professor William Weir of the University of Glasgow's School of Veterinary Medicine said: "The factors that govern why one species is susceptible to the COVID-19 virus while others are more resistant are currently unknown, but will likely reveal more about how this virus spreads and causes disease. At present, there is no evidence that cats, dogs or other domestic animals play any role in the epidemiology of human infections with SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, the significance of SARS-CoV-2 as a feline or canine pathogen is unknown as cats and dogs with reported infections usually recover and there has been no evidence of transmission occurring between cats or dogs in the field."


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  • (Score: 2) by Username on Thursday July 30 2020, @12:20AM

    by Username (4557) on Thursday July 30 2020, @12:20AM (#1028386)

    Did they run out of people to test? Just seems odd people get angry if someone doesn't wear a mask, but seem just fine wasting tests on their pets. Through this whole thing I've argued with a bunch of people about masks and how and why you catch a virus, not a single one offered to give me a test. In fact, I don't know of a single place that will give one to me. Just goes to show it's about compliance, and revoking agency. They don't really care if you have it.

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