Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets

The disease, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised for months as monkeypox spreads in the US, has gained attention after the medical journal Lancet, published last week, reported an Italian greyhound caught the virus in France. Went. ,

According to the report, the dog belongs to the couple, who said that they slept with the animal. As the couple – both men – were infected with monkeypox after having sex and wound up with sores and other symptoms, their Greyhound also later developed sores and was diagnosed with the virus.

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Monkeypox infection has been reported in rodents and other wild animals, and can spread the virus to humans. However, the report claims that this is the first report of monkeypox infection in a pet such as a dog or cat.

Meanwhile, the CDC advises that pets that come into close contact with a symptomatic person should be kept at home and away from other animals and people for 21 days after the most recent contact.

On 13 August, India reported its 10th case of monkeypox after an African woman with a travel history to Nigeria tested positive for the virus. He was admitted to Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. The 22-year-old woman is currently under observation at the hospital.

The first case of monkeypox in India was reported on July 14 in Kollam district of Kerala. India has so far reported 10 monkeypox cases in the country, including one recently reported in the national capital.

With PTI input.

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