First pets to test positive for coronavirus in US are two New York cats

[mystery-ak]

First pets to test positive for coronavirus in US are two New York cats
by Zachary Halaschak
 | April 22, 2020 03:41 PM


Two cats in New York are the first pets in the United States to contract COVID-19 as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The sick felines are expected to make recoveries from their infections, which have presented as mild respiratory illnesses, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The pets are believed to have become ill from human beings who had COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The identity of the cats in question has not been revealed, nor has their location in New York, though officials said the two pets live in different areas of the state. The owner of one of the cats tested positive for COVID-19 before the cat, while the other owner had a respiratory illness about a week before the cat became sick.

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[libertybele]

I also thought that a couple of tigers had tested positive as well - maybe not in the U.S.  What is known is that animals can now contract this virus.  Not a good thing.  I'm betting that we'll soon find out that mosquitoes, birds, rodents, etc., carry the virus.  Nothing live will be immune.