2nd pet dog tests positive for COVID-19
coronavirus
MARCH 19, 2020
Health officials told the South China Morning
Post that they believed this to be another case of human-to-dog transmission.
A
second dog
tested positive for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong,
reported the South
China Morning Post. Doctor’s diagnosed the dog’s owner with
COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Health officials analyzed oral
and nasal swabs from the dog, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, and another dog
from the same home in Pok Fu Lam, a residential district of Hong Kong. The
German Shepherd’s results confirmed the presence of the coronavirus, but the
dog remained asymptomatic. The other dog’s tests came back clean. The dogs
remain in quarantine. Hong Kong’ Agriculture,
Fisheries and Conservation Department health officials told the
South China Morning Post that they believed this to be another case of
human-to-dog transmission.
First case of dog testing positive for coronavirus
In late
Feb., another dog in
Hong Kong, a Pomeranian, tested positive for the presence of
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the first worldwide. Health officials used real-time
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to find signs of the virus's genetic
material. This dog also showed no symptoms of COVID-19.
The
results were described as a “weak positive” by Hong Kong’ Agriculture,
Fisheries and Conservation Department. The American
Veterinary Medical Association stated in a FAQ that no evidence
suggests dogs or cats can become sick from this coronavirus. Likewise, the
Centers for Disease Control, World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization have no evidence that
pets can be a source of SARS-CoV-2 infection or spread COVID-19 to people.
“There
is no evidence that dogs play a role in the spread of this human disease or
that they become sick…,” according to the OIE Questions
and Answers on the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). “While there
is no evidence of a COVID-19 infection spreading from one animal to another,
keeping animals that test positive for COVID-19 away from unexposed animals
should be considered best practice.”
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