As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, infectious disease specialists with the University of Calgary are researching the possibility of people transmitting the virus to their pets.
After a tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for the novel coronavirus on April 5, it’s a question that’s been on the minds of many.
Now, researchers at the university have created a new task force to determine if certain pets are more likely than others to contract the virus.
After reviewing the limited information available on the topic — along with past and current research on other coronaviruses — a clinical instructor with the university’s faculty of veterinary medicine, Dr.