First confirmed case of Covid in pet reported in South Korea

Image Source : FILE First confirmed case of Covid in pet reported in South Korea
In the primary case involving a pet, a kitten has examined optimistic for the Covid-19 in South Korea. The contaminated kitten examined optimistic on Thursday and was discovered at a non secular facility within the southeastern metropolis of Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province, in accordance with authorities officers.
“During a recent tracking process involving a mass outbreak, health authorities found that a pet has tested positive for Covid-19 in the first such case,” Yonhap News Agency quoted Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun as saying on Sunday.
Twenty-nine folks have been first confirmed to be contaminated after visiting there earlier this month, and greater than 100 linked to the power, together with them, have since examined optimistic.
During a monitoring course of, officers discovered {that a} mom and daughter staying on the facility have been elevating three cats — a mom cat and two kittens — there. The contaminated pet is among the two kittens.
Health authorities suspect the cat obtained the virus from the mom and daughter, who’ve each examined optimistic for Covid-19.

A authorities official mentioned it is vitally uncommon for pets to transmit the virus to people, citing well being consultants, the report mentioned.
The Prime Minister urged well being authorities to look into the opportunity of transmissions between people and animals and to transparently share the findings for individuals who dwell with pets or are sometimes uncovered to them.
He additionally requested the farm ministry to seek the advice of with well being authorities to arrange tips for pet homeowners.
While circumstances of pets getting the infectious virus by way of their homeowners have been reported in locations like Japan, Hong Kong and Brazil, no such case had been confirmed in South Korea.
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