Pet Coronavirus Deaths
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Pet coronavirus deaths. Skip directly to site content skip directly to page options skip directly to a z link. Pets may be more susceptible to covid 19 than first thought study says more than half of cats and dogs living with infected owners test positive for antibodies in french study. 7 for a total of 1 247 deaths since the pandemic began. Ferrets and cats can also catch the deadly virus.
Saving lives protecting people. Cdc provides credible covid 19 health information to the u s. Information on how covid 19 affects animals and animal products. These animals are being tested for sars cov 2 infection and also tested to see whether the pet develops antibodies to this virus.
Cdc usda and state public health and animal health officials are working in some states to conduct active surveillance of sars cov 2 in pets including cats dogs and other small mammals that had contact with a person with covid 19. On wednesday national geographic published a heart wrenching story about buddy a 7 year old german shepherd that recently died months after being infected with sars cov 2 the coronavirus that. Covid 19 all cdc. The county has averaged three covid 19 deaths per day for the.
Riverside county reported three more deaths from covid 19 on wednesday oct.