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Asteroid X10 Apr 2020 1:14 p.m. PST

A study published in the American Association for the Advancement of Science on April 8 found that cats can become infected with the CCP virus, which has so far killed thousands of people around the world since it emerged in Wuhan, China, late last year.

The study, conducted by the People's Republic of China and published in the journal Science, was aimed at identifying whether or not the virus could be transmitted to other animal species and in what way it behaves in other animals, as well as finding out which animals are most vulnerable to the virus so that they can be used to test experimental vaccines to fight it.

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When reading the study, there may also be aggressive behavioural effects.

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian10 Apr 2020 2:05 p.m. PST

Reading the study will make people aggressive???

Asteroid X10 Apr 2020 3:32 p.m. PST

I hope not! (But animal experimentation has never been looked on as a good thing.)

They found they were unable to test the cats after infection due to them (male cats) becoming aggressive.

They had to kill them first.

Perhaps the treatment during the experiment made them that way.

They also found cats, aside from being highly susceptible to the virus, can also infect each other via respiratory droplets. Infected cats had virus in the mouth, nose, and small intestine. However, the study noted that researchers had "only collected feces from these cats and checked for viral RNA in their organs after euthanasia," to avoid possible injury because the subadult cats had been "aggressive," in their behavior.

Mithmee10 Apr 2020 3:40 p.m. PST

Maybe they just do not like Cats.

darthfozzywig10 Apr 2020 4:10 p.m. PST

I like cats…with Tabasco.


Just kidding: I'd use Cajun Power sauce.

Ed Mohrmann11 Apr 2020 4:42 a.m. PST

Darth, I shared your post with our small pride.

For what purpose I know not, but they want your
address…

:-)

Personal logo ColCampbell Supporting Member of TMP11 Apr 2020 6:52 a.m. PST

That has been partially validated by a tiger in an American zoo contracting Covid-19 with possibly other big cats there also infected.

Jim

darthfozzywig11 Apr 2020 3:36 p.m. PST

YIKES!

Asteroid X11 Apr 2020 8:10 p.m. PST

I worry panic will set in and people will think cats are plague spreaders.

Bismarck15 Apr 2020 11:34 a.m. PST

They probably tested them in "wet markets" or restaurants.
Hand grenades were particularly effective in eliminating
such testing grounds, after the "test" victims were mysteriously freed. Oh well, that was another country and another day.


Ed, I have 7 who gladly will join your pride if they find the address.

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