15% of the cats from the Chinese city of "Wuhan" are infected with "Corona"

A recent study showed that between 10 to 15% of cats in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Corona epidemic first appeared, are infected with the virus, according to what was published by the British newspaper "Daily Mail".

Blood samples were taken from more than 100 cats from Wuhan between January and March, in a study conducted by researchers at Huazhong Agricultural University.

None of the cats infected with the Coronavirus in this study showed symptoms of the disease, but it is believed that the virus can be fatal for pets.

These results come as researchers try to find out the risks that the emerging corona virus poses to pets.

According to public records in the United States, there are only 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among cats.

But recent results from Wuhan indicate that the infection level among pets is likely to be much higher.

The researchers indicate that the Corona virus can be transmitted between cats through respiratory droplets, but more research is needed to find out whether this mechanism spreads the virus from humans to animals and vice versa.

The researchers believed that until these hypotheses are confirmed, pet owners should be careful, and they advised Covid-19 patients to isolate themselves from their pets, whether cats or dogs, to prevent the spread of the disease.

In this context, the lead researcher of the study, Melin Jin, said: "Measures should be taken to maintain an appropriate distance between Covid-19 patients and their pets such as cats and dogs. Also, hygiene and quarantine measures for pets should be followed."

The researchers also pointed out that due to the similarity in how cats and humans respond to infection with these viruses, studying cases of Covid-19 in cats can help in understanding more about the human immune response to infection, and cats can also be used as an animal model to evaluate antibody properties against a virus. Corona in humans. "