Although the dog recovered, the canine case has prompted concerns among pet owners who wonder if they could get the virus from their dogs or cats or worry that their pets may be in danger
Given the closeness we share with our pets, “this was not unexpected,” says Colin Parrish, a professor of veterinary virology at Cornell University who studies newly emerging canine viruses. It’s been a theoretical risk because we pet and kiss our dogs, cuddle them on our laps, and share food with them.
These fears are largely unfounded, according to Parrish. “Don’t overreact. Don’t panic. The risk is very low.” With tens of thousands of human infections, if dogs were very susceptible, “we would have had a lot of cases by now,” he says. With just a single documented case, he considers it safe to take dogs to the park or doggie day care.
The study documenting the greyhound’s case didn’t elaborate on the animal’s symptoms or the severity of his illness, but the CDC has compiled a list ofthat dogs may experience: lethargy, refusal to eat, coughing, runny nose or eyes, and a blistery rash. It’s unclear whether dogs that contract this virus can pass it to other dogs or to wild animals, or whether they might retransmit it back to humans. Doty says that depends on how much virus they shed and how they do so.
If dogs or other species can effectively amplify and then shed enough of the virus to trigger disease remains unknown, he says. And though researchers found that some animals,
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