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Un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad de Minnesota, analizó muestras de suero sanguíneo de 239 gatos y 510 perros y concluyó que el 8% de gatos y menos del 1% de los perros eran positivos para el SARS- CoV-2, el virus que causa el coronavirus, debido a los anticuerpos detectados.
En el estudio realizado entre mediados de abril y las dos semanas de junio de 2020, se desarrollaron dos nuevas pruebas serológicas para buscar la presencia de anticuerpos como evidencia de antecedentes del virus. Por lo tanto, se encontró que el 8% de los gatos y menos del 1% de los perros fueron positivos.
In the current studies of Covid-19 infections, scientists have confirmed that household pets are indeed susceptible to the virus, but should be manageable for pet owners. In a recent study, findings suggest that cats are more likely to get infected with the SARS-CoV-2 than dogs, and here s why:
Blood samples from 239 pet cats and 510 pet dogs collected between mid-April and mid-June of 2020 revealed antibodies that would indicate infection history. Results showed that 8 percent of cats but fewer than 1 percent of dogs had contracted COVID-19 so far, which confirms the hypothesis that pet cats and dogs can indeed host the viruses.
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23 JULY 2021
The research into better understanding SARS-CoV-2 goes on, and a new study sheds some light on how likely our household pets are to get infected – specifically, finding that cats are more susceptible than dogs to the virus that causes COVID-19.
Scientists analyzed blood serum from a total of 239 pet cats and 510 pet dogs, collected between mid-April and mid-June of 2020, to look for antibodies that would indicate a previous infection of SARS-CoV-2.
The results showed that 8 percent of cats but fewer than 1 percent of dogs had contracted COVID-19, suggesting that the virus can be passed between species, and that cats are more likely to end up catching it and getting infected than dogs are.