China News Service, August 18 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, after the British medical journal The Lancet first reported the first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox, Lewis, the technical director of monkeypox at the World Health Organization (WHO) It said on the 17th that this was the first reported case of human-to-animal transmission.
The data picture shows the monkeypox virus-positive specimen.
"This is the first reported case of human-to-animal transmission, and we believe this is the first case of canine infection," Lewis said.
The case was reported in Paris, France, where two men lived with their dog.
Dogs were found to be showing symptoms 12 days after the monkeypox-infected man started showing symptoms.
Analysis showed that the virus in the dogs was identical to the monkeypox virus that infected the males.
In addition, the WHO urges monkeypox patients to avoid exposing animals to the virus.
Some experts pointed out that there is no evidence that dogs can transmit the disease to other dogs or people.