Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds, prompting WHO investigation

9-4-2020 Cyprus Mail CyprusMail Warm

Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds,...

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 SARS-CoV-2, the scientific term for the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.

Dogs, chickens, pigs and ducks are not likely to catch the virus, however, the researchers found.

The study was aimed at...

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Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds, prompting WHO investigation

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