Wednesday, 22 April 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update: (123): USA (NY) animal, cat, conf.

COVID-19 -- United States
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today [Wed 22 Apr 2020] announced the 1st confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) infection in 2 pet cats. These are the 1st pets in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The cats live in 2 separate areas of New York state. Both had mild respiratory illness and are expected to make a full recovery.

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7256272&promed&0

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