itsyourboypookie said:

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So wildlife could have it?

How's that work with quarantine?

And why did a tiger get a test?

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It's not that unusual for diseases to affect more than one or two species.

For example, quite a few species can get rabies including bats, cats, dogs, raccoons, cattle, sheep, horses, coyotes, wolves, and people. Rabies can probably infect smaller animals such as rodents as well, but they are more likely to be killed in the attack.

There are now validated tests for cats and dogs that are not approved in humans. Not sure what test was used in this case, but it did not necessarily take a test away from a person in need.

Who the eff cares.

Read cuterebra's post, so they didn't take a human's test, but oh well.

It would be important to know if animals could get it and how they are getting it. Bubonic plague was spread by fleas. I originally thought the same... why use a test on a tiger when most people can't even get one? But the more we know about this thing the better.

Did it test positive for SARS- CoV-2 or Feline Coronavirus?

SARS- CoV-2

OnlyForNow said:

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Who the eff cares.

Read cuterebra's post, so they didn't take a human's test, but oh well.

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If animals like dogs or cats can be hosts of the virus it adds another pathway of possible human infection we need to be aware of. This could be a source of restarting community spread if the virus could jump back and forth between humans and animals. Knowing what this virus can do, which includes all pathways of spreading the virus will be critical to mitigation until we get a vaccine. Maybe Jim catches the virus, has really mild symptoms, self quarantines until he's virus free, but his dog goes to a dog park and gets 20 dogs sick. And before you know it 150 people have the virus.

ensign_beedrill said:

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why use a test on a tiger when most people can't even get one?

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/s I think it is easier than you think to get a tiger, if you really want one... /s

Zoo has their own vet staff, sure they have people who can do a PCR test on premise without tapping into the ones for humans.

Dustoff00 said:

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ensign_beedrill said:

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why use a test on a tiger when most people can't even get one?

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/s I think it is easier than you think to get a tiger, if you really want one... /s

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I was talking about people getting a test, not a tiger. Sorry for the ambiguity.

i know, hence the /s tag...

PETA will now insist that the USA go in full lockdown for minimum 6 months!!!

Great. No more raw tiger meat.

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Also, who wants to be the volunteer who has to do a nasal swab on a tiger?! No thanks!

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Babysitter material right there.

https://www.idexx.com/en/about-idexx/news/no-covid-19-cases-pets/

Idexx has been testing almost all respiratory cases for a while now as a matter of surveillance. So the test is available. It is not a human approved test, but definitely designed to not pick up enteric corona or other contaminants. I'm not sure what testing they used on the tiger, but it's not necessarily one they ripped from the hands of an ER physician.

SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets, cats and dogs: A new experimental study

Don't they already have a vaccine for wildlife?

Yes there is reason to think ferrets could become ill with covid19. The story is yet to be told on cats/dogs.

The fear is that the media will do their thing, run with this, and people will dump their cats out of irrational fear. Hence the idexx press release a couple weeks ago. We don't even know that the tiger has signs due to covid19. Only that it had signs and tested positive.

Definitely warrants more research.

bkdag said:

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Don't they already have a vaccine for wildlife?

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For SARS-CoV-2? Not that I have heard. It would surprise me if there is one.

Gordo14 said:

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OnlyForNow said:

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Who the eff cares.

Read cuterebra's post, so they didn't take a human's test, but oh well.

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If animals like dogs or cats can be hosts of the virus it adds another pathway of possible human infection we need to be aware of. This could be a source of restarting community spread if the virus could jump back and forth between humans and animals. Knowing what this virus can do, which includes all pathways of spreading the virus will be critical to mitigation until we get a vaccine. Maybe Jim catches the virus, has really mild symptoms, self quarantines until he's virus free, but his dog goes to a dog park and gets 20 dogs sick. And before you know it 150 people have the virus.

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For the last several weeks I have been keeping my dog on leash in our normally off leash hiking foothills to avoid anyone petting her or her mixing with other dogs. It's honestly very hard when we come across one of her "friends" on the trails.
Clearly some people found me over cautious but I am glad now. Just seems at a minimum someone who had it could pet her and it would be on her coat when I pet her.....

eric76 said:

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itsyourboypookie said:

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So wildlife could have it?

How's that work with quarantine?

And why did a tiger get a test?

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It's not that unusual for diseases to affect more than one or two species.

For example, quite a few species can get rabies including bats, cats, dogs, raccoons, cattle, sheep, horses, coyotes, wolves, and people. Rabies can probably infect smaller animals such as rodents as well, but they are more likely to be killed in the attack.

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Fun fact, possums don't carry rabies

ABATTBQ11 said:

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eric76 said:

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itsyourboypookie said:

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So wildlife could have it?

How's that work with quarantine?

And why did a tiger get a test?

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It's not that unusual for diseases to affect more than one or two species.

For example, quite a few species can get rabies including bats, cats, dogs, raccoons, cattle, sheep, horses, coyotes, wolves, and people. Rabies can probably infect smaller animals such as rodents as well, but they are more likely to be killed in the attack.

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Fun fact, possums don't carry rabies

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Generally true, but if I got bitten by one, I'd be getting a rabies shot.

Tested positive for Corona or Covid 19? Animals have been vaccinated for years for Corona.