The CDC will suspend the import of dogs from more than 100 countries with a high risk of rabies
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it will suspend the import of dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies still spreads among dogs.
The decision will affect dog rescue missions, imports from dog breeders and people bringing in pets, the CDC said.Bats, the source of so many viruses, could be the origin of Wuhan coronavirus, say expertsIt's because of a combination of factors -- the pandemic, a lack of facilities for quarantining dogs safely and three recent incidents of infected dogs that were brought into the country, the CDC said.
"We are animal lovers. We support people wanting to import dogs from overseas, but we really want to make sure that it's done safely. This is not our end goal. We don't want this to be the permanent answer," she added."But we do need some time to figure out a better system so that we can make sure that rabies is not re-introduced into the United States.
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