The British Daily Star reported on 18 March that the first dog worldwide diagnosed with a new crown virus died two days after being released from isolation.
According to the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, the dog detected the coronary virus “weak positive” in nasal and oral tests five times last month, but the results of the tests on 12 and 13 March have been negative.
According to the information received, this is a beautiful dog, already 17 years old, owned by Hong Kong rich man Zhou Zhou Zhi, who has been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou took the dog to Hong Kong to see a veterinary doctor on his own medical condition.
Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou and her beautiful dog
The dog, who had been living in the isolation zone since 26 February, was released only on 14 March and returned to his home, but after two days (16 March), the dog died. According to the Hong Kong Fishery and Farmer Nature Conservation Agency, no specific antibodies for the new coronary virus were found in the body of the dog. It is well known that in cases where humans are infected with other types of coronary virus without symptoms or mild symptoms, antibodies do not necessarily occur in the body.
The Hong Kong Fisheries Protection Agency conducted a serology examination of the dog and tried to find antibodies in its blood, but the results were negative.
An earlier statement by the Fisheries Agency stated that the negativeness of serology tests did not mean that the dog had not been infected and that the genetic composition of the virus found on the dog was very similar to that of the virus on its owner.
The statement states: “The results of the virus's genetic sequence indicate that it is likely that the owner was infected and then passed on to the dog.”
On the evening of 17 March, the fisheries agency stated: “We learned from the owner that the dog had died on 16 March, and the owner said that she did not want the dog to undergo an autopsy to determine the cause of death”.
Reuters reports that the dog was cleared of the new coronary virus when it was released.
The vets indicated that the cause of death of the dog could have been the distance from his family during the isolation, resulting in excessive stress and anxiety.
However, WHO indicated that there was currently no evidence that pets could spread the new coronary virus.
Earlier, the organization had issued a statement stating that: “Although there was an infection of a dog in Hong Kong, to date there is no evidence that dogs, cats or any pets can transmit a new coronary virus. The new coronary virus is also transmitted mainly through the foam that is generated when the infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. To protect yourself, wash your hands often."
According to Hong Kong animal health experts, pet owners should not be affected by this case, let alone abandoned.