The World Health Organization denied “the malicious myth about transmitting dogs and cats to the human corona virus,” and said that so far there is no evidence that animals such as dogs or cats can catch the emerging virus, and there have been no recorded human cases infected as a result of a pet infection.
And there had been many reports about finding a dog with corona in Hong Kong, and the dog was positive after staying with his companions who were sick with the virus, and the dog did not show any clinical signs of the disease, according to a report issued by the World Organization for Animal Health, and the organization says that there is no Evidence that dogs can spread disease.
The organization advises owners of pets who are infected or at risk of coronavirus to avoid close contact with their pets and take over another member of the domestic care of the animals, so that they do not “transmit” the virus to their animals, and if they should care for their pets, they must maintain good hygiene practices and wear Face mask if possible.
The Animal Welfare Authority of Hong Kong confirmed the second case of infection in animals with the Corona virus, as it announced that a dog had been infected with the coronavirus by infection from its infected owner, and a virologist confirmed that it is very likely that the two positive cases of dogs are examples of human-to-animal transmission. Report to the newspaper south china post.
The infected dog, a German family, is two years old and is positive for HIV Covid-19 After performing the mouth and nose swabs of the German dog, it was found that he was infected with the virus.
None of the animals showed any signs of Covid 19, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation (AFCD), Who added that he would closely monitor dogs and perform frequent animal tests.
Animal health expert Professor Vanessa Barz of City University has previously urged citizens not to panic, as there is no evidence of transmission to pets, as it pointed to the SARS experience of 2003, and showed that cats and dogs will not get sick or pass the virus on to humans.
Professor Malik Peiris, a virologist in public health at the University of Hong Kong who helped the government analyze the samples, said that a blood test for the dog would be done, but added that the sample should be taken at least 10 days after the infection appeared to allow the development of antibodies..
Adding that it is likely that the two positive cases (in Hong Kong) of Corona virus in dogs are examples of human-to-dog transmission, and we will also follow dogs with mixed breeds, but they were negative.
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