Updated Mar 9, 2021, 7:05 am IST
Europe has already witnessed outbreaks in mink farms in Denmark where it was found that the infected animals passed the virus back to people
Research in several parts of the world has demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can find its way into dogs, cats, and wild animals such as gorillas, big cats such as pumas, and snow leopards, and apes such as gorillas in zoos. (Representational Photo: AP)
HYDERABAD: Testing on animals for efficacy of Covid-19 vaccine hides the true possible potential of the SARS-CoV-2’s ability to make the leap from humans to various animals, and the impact of such a jump, it is feared.