Worldwide, millions of people have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2, but so far there have been only a few reports of positive test results in companion animals. But despite active research, questions about the true risk of SARS-CoV-2 in pets, and whether pets can spread the illness to other pets or humans, remain unanswered.
What’s the real disease risk for pets? Do pets pose a risk to humans?ĭisease risk should be a consideration when deciding whether to test. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College, and public health and zoonotic disease microbiologist for the university’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses. Pritchard Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and J.
The session featured Jane Sykes, BVSc (Hons), PhD, MBA, DACVIM, chief medical officer at the William R. These issues were addressed during a recent webinar panel discussion sponsored by Idexx Laboratories and hosted by the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine. If the answer to that question is yes, then how should we decide which patients should be tested? And what are the recommended testing procedures? As testing for SARS-CoV-2 becomes more widespread among the American population, it’s only natural to wonder whether veterinarians should be testing more of our patients.
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