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Coronavirus infects North Carolina pug, possibly first dog in US to contract novel virus: report

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A pug in North Carolina may be the first dog to test positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A pug in North Carolina that reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus is possibly the first dog in the U.S.

to contract the illness. Winston, a pug in Chapel Hill, N.C., was positive for COVID-19 after being tested as part of a Duke University study, according to local news station WRAL-TV.

The dog was likely exposed to the virus from three of its owners – a mother, father, and son – who all tested positive for the novel virus.

Another child, a daughter, did not test positive. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates “Pugs are a little unusual in that they

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