Cats may have Covid-19 than believed; study reports out

Cats might be contracting COVID-19 than first believed, according to a study that looked at cats in Wuhan, China, where the first outbreak of the disease began. Researchers from Huazhong Agricultural University took blood samples from 102 cats between January and March 2020, following the first outbreak. They also collected nasal and anal swabs from the felines.

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Studies showed COVID-19 antibodies were present in 15 of the blood samples taken from the cats. It found that of these, 11 cats had neutralising antibodies — proteins that bind so successfully to a virus they block the infection. The study shows cats are fighting off the virus with naturally developed antibodies, So, they could be at risk of reinfection.

There were also symptoms of cats being infected with the virus by other cats from those that were abandoned or based in the pet hospitals, the researchers said