Cats and Covid

 

 

Cats may be catching COVID at far higher rates

 

Chinese researchers have found that cats may be catching the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) at far higher rates than thought before, which could mean they have unique ways of fighting off the virus. Researchers from Huazhong Agricultural University, in the Chinese

city, took blood samples from 102 cats.

 

Nasal and anal swabs were also collected. The study, published in the journal Emerging Microbes and Infections, shows Covid-19 antibodies present in 15 of the blood samples taken from the cats.