Dog is thought to be first to test positive for new coronavirus
The pet dog of a family taking part in a study at Duke University is apparently the first in the U.S. to test positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Early last month, Hong Kong health authorities said a coronavirus patient's pet dog that tested positive for the virus was"likely" the first case of human-to-animal transmission. Since then there have been several cases reported in cats, but research shows dogs are not very susceptible to the virus. The mother, father and son in that household were enrolled in the study and tested positive as well, WRAL said.The station quoted the mom, Heather McLean, a pediatrician at Duke, as saying Winston was having mild symptoms.
"However," he added,"people should not worry about their pets getting sick and dying from this disease, there remains little evidence that it is very harmful to them."
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