2 cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK — Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.
“Now, obviously, is that impossible? I mean, biologically, no, anything is possible," Fauci said."But there’s no evidence whatsoever that we’ve seen from an epidemiological standpoint that pets can be transmitters within a household.” Still, the CDC is recommending that people prevent their pets from interacting with people or animals outside their homes -- by keeping cats indoors and dogs out of dog parks, for instance.
“In this emergency, pets and people each need the support of the other,” the group said in a statement Wednesday. Scientists are working to understand the potential for transmission to animals in homes, farms and elsewhere. So far, it doesn't appear that livestock or poultry are susceptible, Rooney said.The first cat fell ill about a week after a person in its household had a short respiratory illness, though the person's ailment wasn’t confirmed to be COVID-19, Barton Behravesh said. The animal goes outdoors at times and might have come into contact with an infected person in the area, she said.
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