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Category Archives: Zoonotic

Bats in the wild are being protected from getting coronavirus from humans

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on April 1, 2021 by MikeBApril 1, 2021
Bat on a tree.

In an interesting twist, the US Geological Survey has advised American researchers to wear personal protective equipment and take Covid-19 tests before handling bats in order to protect them from a potential transmission from the researchers to the bats. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged bats, conservation, coronavirus, news, zoonotic

Ferrets inoculated against Covid-19 to prevent reservoir of mutated variant

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 5, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 5, 2021
Black-footed ferret

There is a fear in some quarters that Covid-19 will mutate in an animal reservoir where it will then be transmitted to people who will have no defence against it despite being inoculated with one of the current vaccines. There … Continue reading →

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Denmark: mutant strain of coronavirus infects 200 people

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 7, 2020 by MikeBNovember 7, 2020
Coronavirus schematic

More than 200 citizens of Denmark have been infected with a mutant strain of coronavirus that has spread from farmed mink to humans. This information will limit the effectiveness of a future vaccine. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged animal welfare and rights, cat news, coronavirus, Denmark, euthanasia, zoonotic

Nicola Sturgeon says Covid-19 is no one’s fault. Influenced by China?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 14, 2020 by MikeBOctober 14, 2020
Nicola Sturgeon says that the coronavirus is no one's fault

Advance the video to 13 minutes 23 seconds and you will hear Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first Minister, say that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) is nobody’s fault. Yes, she said that this worldwide pandemic is no one’s fault. I find that … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged coronavirus, news, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland, zoonotic

Scientists looking at other animals that can contract Covid-19

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 6, 2020 by MikeBOctober 6, 2020
Coronavirus schematic

Researchers are looking at how to limit infections in other species of animal in order to prevent a reservoir of the Covid-19 disease in the future.

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Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, interspecies relationships, study, vaccine, zoonotic

Better sanitation and hygiene at China’s wet markets

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 3, 2020 by MikeBOctober 3, 2020
Wet market China

COMMENT ON NEWS: Wuhan in China, the alleged source of the coronavirus is thriving and humming along nicely, we are told. Everything is pretty well back to normal and everywhere is packed out with people, as normal. Good for them … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged China, coronavirus, zoonotic

Protecting nature protects people by minimising zoonotic disease carrying animals

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 13, 2020 by MikeBAugust 13, 2020
Deforestation Africa

It pays to protect nature. It pays because the better you protect nature the less likelihood there is of people being infected by a zoonotic disease. This is because the kinds of animals that thrive in landscapes degredaded by people … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged coronavirus, deforestation, environment, nature, zoonotic

Confusion as to whether dogs can become infected with Covid-19

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 23, 2020 by MikeBJuly 23, 2020
Is the Pomeranian dog like other dogs resistant to getting the coronavirus? The reports are confusing on this

Covid-19 is said by CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) in America to infect cats and dogs and a few other types of animal. Twelve days ago an online newspaper reported that a dog in Tarrant County had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged cats, dogs, zoonotic

Covid-19: Farmed mink infected by farmworkers who in turn were infected by the mink

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 17, 2020 by MikeBJuly 18, 2020
Farmed mink

All 93,000 mink at a farm in Aragon, Spain are to be slaughtered under a government order after 80% of a sample were found to be infected. The wife of a worker at the farm in La Puebla de Valverde, … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic | Tagged interspecies relationships, news, zoonotic

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