China News Service, December 10, according to the South American Overseas Chinese News Network, recently, researchers at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, detected the new crown virus in the saliva of two pet dogs in Curitiba.

In this regard, experts analyzed that although the test results of pet dogs are positive, they will not suffer from the new coronary pneumonia disease like humans, nor will they spread the disease.

On October 21, local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a couple took their children for a walk in a local park.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

　　According to the report, the first pet dog to be detected with the virus was an adult male French bulldog.

Its owner was diagnosed with the new coronavirus in mid-November.

The owner of the dog noticed a small amount of secretions in the dog's nasal cavity and tested it for the virus, and the results showed that it contained the new coronavirus.

In the second test, no signs of infection with the new coronavirus were found in the dog.

　　The second pet dog detected to be infected was an adult male mixed breed, and its owner was also infected with the new coronavirus.

The researchers said that the owner of this dog had a total of 4 dogs, all of whom had mild sneezing symptoms, but only 1 was found to be infected with the new crown virus after being tested.

　　The researchers pointed out that although pet dogs test positive for the new coronavirus, these animals will not suffer from the new coronary pneumonia disease like humans, nor will they spread the disease.

　　The research coordinator and professor at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, explained that “some species are very resistant to viruses, such as pigs and poultry. Others are moderate, such as dogs and cats. These animals It is possible to be infected with the virus, but it will not suffer from the same disease, and the virus infection can be cleared within a few days."

　　He said that there are currently some documents that show that cats can transmit the new coronavirus to other cats, but there is no information on whether the virus can be transmitted between dogs.

Under normal circumstances, these animals are infected with the virus through contact with humans.

Therefore, Bioondo recommends that patients with COVID-19 should keep a distance from these animals and wear a mask when in contact with them.