Posted: Apr 13, 2021 1:15 PM PT | Last Updated: April 13
Cats that are too stressed by the testing process won t be sampled.(Colin Butler/CBC News) comments
And, conversely, can Fluffy transmit it to you?
Those are the big questions a small project by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control is hoping to answer in its just launched
To help in the effort, the BCCDC is looking to wrangle 40 cats from volunteer homes with COVID-19 positive humans. We started thinking about this project back in the spring when we first started hearing indications that pets were getting infected with COVID at a very low level, said principal investigator and Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Erin Fraser.
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In March, nearly 40 individuals from across the country will meet with their legislators to urge Congress to take bipartisan action to prioritize the battle against antibiotic resistance: a looming global health threat that threatens the future of modern medicine. As part of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stand Up to Superbugs initiative, this year’s ambassadors include health care professionals, public health officials, scientists, farmers and ranchers, veterinarians, superbug survivors, and people who have lost loved ones to an antibiotic-resistant infection. They will meet virtually with federal agency leaders and members of Congress to share their superbug stories and expertise, and urge increased commitment and momentum to preserve the effectiveness of existing antibiotics and develop urgently needed new ones.
A Carver County house cat tested positive in June, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. It s a good reminder that the virus can be transmitted from people to animals, said Dr. Beth Thompson, state veterinarian. People who test positive with COVID-19 or suspect they have it should avoid contact with pets and other animals to protect them from possible infection, state officials said. We have not seen any evidence of COVID passing from pet or wild captive cats to humans, said state Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Joni Scheftel.
Staff at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Pine County noticed in early January that there were lions, tigers and cougars that were displaying COVID-19 symptoms. After consulting with state animal health officials about testing for the virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed Sabrina, a 21-year-old female Sumatran/Bengal tiger, had COVID-19.
Tiger in Minnesota Tests Positive for COVID-19
January 26, 2021
(courtesy: The Wildcat Sanctuary via Fox 9)
PINE COUNTY, Minn. – A tiger at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Pine County has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health
According to reports from the sanctuary veterinarian, the tiger, a 21-year-old female Sumatran/Bengal tiger, has already recovered from the virus.
Sanctuary staff says they first noticed symptoms in lions, tigers, and cougars in early January.
According to a recent press release, the veterinarian consulted state animal health officials about testing for SARS-CoV-2 at a private lab before results were officially confirmed by the USDA.
Minnesota tiger tests positive for coronavirus
Animal has recovered.
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says a tiger in the state has tested positive for COVID-19.
The 21-year-old tiger at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Pine County has recovered from the virus.
“This marks only the second confirmed captive or domestic animal case of SARS-CoV-2 in the state,” says State Veterinarian, Dr. Beth Thompson. “It’s a good reminder that the virus can be transmitted from people to animals. We appreciate the veterinarians in the state who contact our office to discuss testing and surveillance of exposed and symptomatic animals so we can investigate with our state and federal partners.”