Dr. Jill Robbins
(Washington DC)10/02/2020 3:15 PMModerator
Dear Dane, There have been a few cases in mammals, but it is not common. According to the CDC, "Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people is considered to be low. However, it appears that the virus that causes COVID-19 can spread from people to animals after close contact with people with COVID-19.
Until we learn more about how this virus affects animals, use similar precautions for pets and other animals in your facility as you would for other people in your facility. This will help protect both people and pets in your facility from COVID-19." See more here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#Pets-and-Animals
As for birds: "When it comes to pet birds, at this time, there is no evidence to support that it could transfer to them. Given that birds and mammals are two largely different groups and the virus is not even transferring well between mammal species at this time, it is unlikely to be a problem for birds. As previously mentioned, coronaviruses are usually species-specific. This makes it more likely that the virus cannot spread from humans to pet birds." From https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/covid-19-and-pet-birds/
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Can't dogs and cats and birds catch flu, Covid ?
Dear Dane,
There have been a few cases in mammals, but it is not common. According to the CDC, "Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people is considered to be low. However, it appears that the virus that causes COVID-19 can spread from people to animals after close contact with people with COVID-19.
Until we learn more about how this virus affects animals, use similar precautions for pets and other animals in your facility as you would for other people in your facility. This will help protect both people and pets in your facility from COVID-19."
See more here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#Pets-and-Animals
As for birds: "When it comes to pet birds, at this time, there is no evidence to support that it could transfer to them. Given that birds and mammals are two largely different groups and the virus is not even transferring well between mammal species at this time, it is unlikely to be a problem for birds. As previously mentioned, coronaviruses are usually species-specific. This makes it more likely that the virus cannot spread from humans to pet birds."
From https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/covid-19-and-pet-birds/
Best wishes,
Dr. Jill
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