Sunday, 19 July 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (322): USA (SC) animal, dog

COVID-19 -- United States
A dog in Charleston County (South Carolina) was confirmed to test positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. This is the first confirmed animal detection of SARS-CoV-2 in South Carolina.
A private veterinarian decided to test the dog, an 8- or 9-year-old shepherd mix, after one of its owners was confirmed to have COVID-19, according to Clemson Livestock Poultry Health director and state veterinarian Dr Boyd Parr. Veterinary findings indicated the dog had a chronic

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7588843&promed&0

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