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Should pets be tested for coronavirus?

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A dog wearing a mask in Shanghai. By David GrimmScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.Last Thursday, the first cat tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The feline had diarrhea, vomiting, and difficulty breathing, and it had come down with COVID-19 about 1 week after its owner did, Belgian health officials announced.The same day, Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department reported that a 17-year-old Pomeranian—which had initially tested “weak positive” for SARS-CoV-2—had indeed been infected by the virus, likely by its owner or another human.

Yet despite these cases—and a third dog that tested positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong earlier this month—the number of pets diagnosed with COVID-19

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