Posted on 03/04/2020 6:41:14 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
HONG KONG - Animal health experts said on Wednesday a quarantined dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong could be the first case of human-to-animal transmission, although they cautioned the matter remained under investigation.
The dog does not yet have any symptoms. Animal health experts examining the Hong Kong case said pet owners should not be overly concerned and should not abandon their pets.
The Agriculture Department said it would conduct further tests to confirm whether the dog has been infected with coronavirus, and that there is no evidence pets can be a source of infection.
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I bet the test for Wuhan Virus confuse the regular coronavirus a dog can get for Wuhan Virus.
There are Canine coronavirus vaccines available.
Considering what dogs will eat, if given the chance, this shouldn’t be a surprise.
In Hong Kong people at least make a distinction between a pet and a meal.
This is the third pet dog I have seen reference to. How many does it take before it reaches “second.”
Considering the amount of sniffing dogs do, I wouldn’t be surprised if they simply detected the presence of the virus in the dog’s nose without the dog actually being infected.
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
That should give pause to those crazy millenials that like to have their dogs overly lick their faces and lips....yuccck!
Same observation here. Conclusion: these writers write but don't read.
I was telling my wife, as bad as it going from bats to humans, the real fun begins when it goes from humans to animals, and then back again. Yikes!
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