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Major coronavirus variant found in pets for first time – Science Magazine
Infected cats and dogs experience serious symptoms, but it’s unclear whether the virus is causing them
A sick cat at the San Diego Humane Society. Cats and dogs have been found harboring the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant.
ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP via Getty Images
By David GrimmMar. 19, 2021 , 4:10 PM
Sciences COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.
The variants of SARS-CoV-2 that keep emerging arent just a human problem. Two reports released this week have found the first evidence that dogs and cats can become infected by B.1.1.7, a recent variant of the pandemic coronavirus that…
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