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News Scan for Sep 30, 2020 | CIDRAP – CIDRAP
Cats and dogs susceptible to COVID-19 infection, study finds
Domestic cats and dogs are susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). While both types of animals showed an immune response to the virus, only cats demonstrated viral shedding, and neither animal model showed evidence for a significant role in human infection, the study found.
In the first published study involving…
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