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Scientists Scanning Household Pets for COVID-19 – WebMD

Thousands of animals in the U.S. have been tested for the coronavirus, as researchers work to understand its transmission and which other species might be at risk….

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By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
Wednesday, November 04, 2020 (Kaiser News) — As COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S., one Texas veterinarian has been quietly tracking the spread of the disease not in people, but in their pets.
Since June, Dr. Sarah Hamer and her team at Texas A&M University have tested hundreds of animals from area households where humans contracted COVID-19. Theyve swabbed dogs and cats, sure, but also pet hamsters and guinea pigs, looking for signs of infection. Were open to…

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