Two New York cats become first U.S. pets to test positive for COVID-19

[webfact]

Two New York cats become first U.S. pets to test positive for COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO - A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the One World Trade Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S. April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

(Reuters) - Two cats have become the first pet animals in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

The cats, from separate areas of New York state, had mild respiratory illness and are expected to make a full recovery. It is believed that they contracted the virus from people in their households or neighborhoods, according to the CDC.

 

The CDC said there is no evidence that pets play a role in spreading the virus in the United States and is not recommending routine testing of animals at this juncture.

 

The agency recommends that people do not let pets interact with people or other animals outside the household, cats should be kept indoors, and dogs should be walked on a leash, maintaining at least six feet from other animals and people.

 

Earlier this month, a study suggested that cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.

 

(Reporting By Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-04-23

 

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[keith101]

Logic would say that if it can pass from a human to a cat then it can be passed from a cat to a human and therefore be transmitted everywhere because rub themselves up against everything and everyone and a good reason why i hate them .

[cornishcarlos]

Dirty pussy can give you all sorts of nasties !!!

[yawg]

That only shows how flaky the PCR test is. The reliability is maybe 5 to 10 percent at best and the probability to get a false positive is higher than 50 percent. Don't undergo the test. The new antibody test is also BS. Positive means you are either infected or have been infected in the past. Take your pick. 

[sukhumvitneon]

3 minutes ago, yawg said:

That only shows how flaky the PCR test is. The reliability is maybe 5 to 10 percent at best and the probability to get a false positive is higher than 50 percent. Don't undergo the test. The new antibody test is also BS. Positive means you are either infected or have been infected in the past. Take your pick. 

We're going to be locked down forever

[unblocktheplanet]

That building looks exactly like the US giving the middle finger to the rest of the world. Let's see how Covid plays out for them...

[DukPattaya]

How do cats get tested when many people want or need testing and can't get it?

[malibukid]

10 hours ago, keith101 said:

Logic would say that if it can pass from a human to a cat then it can be passed from a cat to a human and therefore be transmitted everywhere because rub themselves up against everything and everyone and a good reason why i hate them .

no evidence that cats can transmit the virus to humans.  just from human to cat.  

[timendres]

If I was a cat, and I heard this news, I would be scared. Very scared.

[timendres]

5 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

That building looks exactly like the US giving the middle finger to the rest of the world. Let's see how Covid plays out for them...

Not to the rest of the world. Just you... ????

[Captain Monday]

5 hours ago, DukPattaya said:

How do cats get tested when many people want or need testing and can't get it?

Cats of very rich white people most likely.. Even Health care workers were struggling to be tested.

[Thingamabob]

7 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

be better if the WHO looked into why dogs are not vulnerable. Might be a vaccine in it?

 

Mr Graham, could you enlighten us cat lovers as to what sort of animal you are?

Just take a look at his picture. It answers your question.

[AgMech Cowboy]

On 4/23/2020 at 6:32 AM, webfact said:

Earlier this month, a study suggested that cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.

I guess the WHO is still not looking over China's shoulder. Police in China were confuscating pet dogs if people brought them out for walks in Wuhan last week.

[CharlieH]

An offensive post and responses removed.

[DaRoadrunner]

11 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Police in China were confuscating pet dogs if people brought them out for walks in Wuhan last week.

Lunch.... sadly