New #Study Finds #Dogs May Not Spread #Covid-19, but #Cats Can Pass It to Each Other

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A study of ten animals tested their reaction to the viral infection and whether transmission followed


A study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes a closer look at the effects of the pandemic coronavirus on domestic dogs and cats.


The researchers found that both dogs and cats can be infected by the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans, but none of the ten animals observed in the study showed clinical symptoms like coughing, sneezing or fever. The paper also shows that while dogs don't seem to spread the disease, coronavirus-infected cats do, James Gorman reports for the New York Times.

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