Vulnerable animals to coronavirus

Vulnerable animals to coronavirus

SAY PETS LIKECATS AND DOGSCANNOT GET ORSPREAD COVID19TO OTHER ANIMALSOR HUMANS.BUT THERE IS AGROUP OF ANIMALSTHAT ISVULNERABLE TOTHE VIRUS ANDCAN POTENTIALLYBECOME INFECTEDAND SPREAD IT TOOTHERS.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE SPOKEWITH THE STAFF ATHENRY DOORLYZOO TO LEARNMORE.THE OMAHA HENRYDOORLY ZOOPARKING LOTCURRENTLY SITSEMPTY.NO VISITORS.MINIMAL STAFF,UNTIL AT LEASTAPRIL 30TH."WE HAVE WHATWE CONSIDERESSENTIAL ANDNON-ESSENTIALPERSONNEL.OF COURSE THEKEEPERS AND THEVETERINARY STAFFAND THEDIETITIANS ARE ALLESSENTIAL." SOTHERE ARE STILLSTAFF TAKINGCARE OF THEANIMALS BUT EVENTHEY ARE USINGEXTRAPRECAUTION.BECAUSEPRIMATES ARE ATRISK FORCORONAVIRUS."THE PRIMATES.ESPECIALLY APES,GORILLAS ANDARRANGES IN OURCASE, WE KNOWCAN GET SOME OFTHOSE THINGS LIKETHE FLU.IN FACT WEVACCINATE THEMEVERY YEAR FORTHE FLU." ANDIT'S NOT JUST THEFLU.PRIMATES CAN PICKUP COMMONRESPIRATORYINFECTIONS THATAFFECT HUMANS,INCLUDING COVID-19."AS WE HEARDRECENTLY,SOMETIMES THESYMPTOMS DON'TSHOW UNTILYOU'RE ALREADY ACARRIER AND WEDIDN'T WANT TOINFECT ANY OFTHOSE ANIMALSAND VICE VERSA,WE DIDN'T WANTTHEM TO INFECTOUR EMPLOYEES."BUT THOSEANIMALS AREREALLY THE ONLYONES THAT COULDBECOME INFECTEDOR INFECTOTHERS.AS OF RIGHT NOWMEDICAL EXPERTSHAVE NO REASONTO BELIEVE THATCOMMONHOUSEHOLDANIMALS LIKE CATSOR DOGS CARRYCAN THE VIRUS."I HEARD EARLY ONTHERE WERE SOMECASES WHEREPEOPLE THOUGHTTHAT THEY GOT ITFROM THEIR DOGOR THEY GAVE ITTO THEIR DOG.BUT I THINK SOMEOF THOSE HAVEBEEN DEBUNKED."ACCORDING TO THEAMERICANVETERINARYMEDICALASSOCIATION,"THERE IS NOEVIDENCE AT THISPOINT TO INDICATETHAT PETS SPREADCOVID19 TO OTHERANIMALS,INCLUDINGPEOPLE."HOWEVER OUT OFAN ABUNDANCE OFCAUTIONREMEMBER TOWASH YOUR HANDSAFTER HANDLINGANIMALS AND LIMITCONTACT IF YOU'RESICK.REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.EVEN THOUGH THEZOO ISTEMPORARILYCLOSED UNTIL THEEND OF APRIL, YOUCAN STILLPURCHASEMONTHLYMEMBERSHIPS AT ADISCOUNTED RAT