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Two puppy dogs belonging to two coronavirus patients tested positive for coronavirus, a puppy insurance company said Monday, marking the first cases in which a puppy infection was reported in Japan.
Both dogs showed no symptoms and one of them has already shown negative effects on more tests, Anicom Holdings Inc. said.
While cases of COVID-19 have been shown in puppy cats in several countries, the United States, Belgium and France, fewer cases related to dogs have been reported abroad, according to the company.
The Anicom Group introduced a new service in April that allows coronavirus patients to entrust their loose animals to the care of their workers while the owners are in the hospital or in isolation.
A total of 42 pets (29 dogs, 12 cats and one rabbit) were treated by the Stay Anicom program.
The company stated that the two dogs had been entrusted to him at the end of July and that he had continued to treat them in isolation after their positive test. No worker who has been in contact with dogs or other animals has developed fitness problems.
Overseas, most inflamed discovered animals would have had mild symptoms and the human virus.
In China, the media reported that some owners had abandoned their dogs and puppy cats, thinking that puppies could simply transmit the virus to humans.
However, a Japanese Environment Ministry official said that “there is no evidence to identify pets as a source of infection” among reported cases of COVID-19.
“Animal owners should be careful not to contract the virus and avoid excessive contact with their animals” to protect the animals, the official added.
Anicom said it was still inappropriate to find out if any of the dogs had become inflamed with the virus, as their owners’ virus could have temporarily penetrated their mouths and caused positive effects on the PCR test. The effects of antibody controls will be mandatory to make a definitive diagnosis, according to the company.
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