Dr. Jane
January 31, 2023
White-tailed deer – the most abundant large mammal in North America – are harboring SARS-CoV-2 variants that were once widely circulated but no longer found in humans. the study,”White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) May Serve as a Wildlife Reservoir for Nearly Extinct SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern,” which was published Jan. 31 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, …
Dr. Jane
November 3, 2021
LANSING, Michigan (WLUC) – On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in an Ingham County domestic cat. While a number of pets around the world have tested positive for the virus, this is the first in Michigan. The cat was in close contact with its owners who …
Dr. Jane
November 2, 2021
A novel coronavirus with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019 and has since become one of the most economically effective pandemics. When the world was locked down, molecular genetic research introduced the public to various mutations that the (SARS-CoV-2) has undergone. To learn: Almost complete genome of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (AY.3) …
Dr. Jane
October 22, 2021
MARQUETTE – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that it has confirmed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, in an Ingham County domestic cat. While a number of pets around the world have tested positive for the virus, this is the first case in Michigan, MDARD said. The cat was in close contact with its …
Dr. Jane
October 20, 2021
From NewsDesk @ bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) yesterday confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a domestic shorthair cat from Ingham County. This is the first case in Michigan. Image / Pavelkraus The cat was in close contact with its owners who were confirmed to have COVID-19 about a week before the cat fell ill. The cat was …
Dr. Jane
October 12, 2021
Visit the news hub New compound could also be effective against other coronaviruses Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a compound that prevents SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses from entering cells. The researchers are working with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test the compound in animal models of COVID-19. Pictured is the compound …
Coronaviruses are RNA viruses that infect both animals and humans. The current 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 4 million lives worldwide. This virus has been described as a zoonotic virus and could have come from bats with an unknown intermediate host. Scientists have suggested some potential intermediate …
1 INTRODUCTION Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a single-stranded positive RNA virus, which is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)1 SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the Coronaviridae family, and is the seventh coronavirus known to infect humans, with the former six including the human coronavirus, the SARS-CoV, and the Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV).2, 3 SARS-CoV-2 has caused significant mortality …
In addition to humans, dogs and cats also tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). Nevertheless, we do not know for sure whether pets are involved in the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To date, SARS-CoV-2, the etiological pathogen of COVID-19, has infected over 173 million people and claimed over 3.72 million human lives worldwide. …
The novel virus responsible for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been shown to primarily infect humans. However, the virus has also been detected in several animals such as ferrets, mink, wild cats, and domestic dogs and cats. Cats and minks are considered to be the most susceptible species …
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