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


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

 

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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)

 

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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 .

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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. 

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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

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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.  

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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.

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