A study warns: Domestic cats may transmit “Corona” to their owners
Concerns were raised again that pet cats could infect their human owners with the Corona virus, after research was conducted on the suspected transmission of the virus from domestic cats to humans in Thailand.
It has long been known that cats, like many other animals, are susceptible to infection with the virus.
The researchers, who published a case report in the scientific journal Emerging Infectious Diseases in June, believe that it is possible for the Corona virus to be transmitted - most likely - from cats to humans.
In their report, the scientists talked about a case in Thailand, in which a veterinarian in August of 2021 contracted the Corona virus, while she was treating a cat in the southern Thai city of Songkhla.
While doing a nasal swab, the cat sneezed toward the vet, who was using an N95 mask and disposable gloves, but without using a face shield or eye goggles.
Genetic sequencing revealed that the viruses found in the cat, its owners and the vet were closely related.
However, the scientists told the New York Times that the virus is transmitted more frequently from humans to cats, than in the opposite direction.
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