Cats may be able to spread coronavirus to humans despite showing no symptoms, experts warn
CATS may be able to spread coronavirus to humans despite showing no symptoms, experts have warned.
Halfmann and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine led the lab experiment and published their results on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Each cat was then housed with another cat that was free of infection.None of the six cats ever showed any symptoms.
He said: “Considering the amount of virus we found coming out of the noses of the cats … there is the possibility that these cats are shedding – fomites are being released in a person’s household or at cat shelters or human societies and that somehow people could possibly pick up the virus.The researcher said pet owners should avoid kissing their animals and keep surfaces clean to cut the chances of potential transmission.
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