New research suggests that cats may be 'silent intermediate' hosts of COVID-19

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• New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggests that cats may be "silent intermediate hosts" of COVID-19, because they may not show symptoms that would be recognized by their owners.
• According to the study, three cats were inoculated with COVID-19 and then paired in a household with three cats that did not have COVID-19.
• The research found that within three days, the virus was detected in all cats that were inoculated, and within eight days, all formerly healthy cats also tested positive for the virus.
• Notably, none of the six cats in the study showed any symptoms, including changes in body temperature, weight loss, or eye disease. 
• The study supports research conducted last month, which suggested that cats may be more susceptible to infection from the new coronavirus and may be able to spread it to other cats.
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New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggests that cats may be "silent intermediate hosts" of COVID-19, because they may not show symptoms that would be recognized by their owners. 

The research looked at "limited airborne transmission" of the virus between cats that had been administered with the virus and other cats without the virus who lived in the same household.

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