This image shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red). The WHO says that the first possible case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission is 'not surprising.' (NIAID/AP)
The first possible case of monkeypox from man to dog, recently reported in two men and his pet in Paris, had been a theoretical risk until now, said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, technical leader of the Monkeoypox response to the World Health Organization.
Men, who live together and are in a non -exclusive relationship, received a diagnosis of Monkeypox in a Paris hospital in early June. Twelve days after the start of her symptoms, her 4 -year -old Italian levies also started to show symptoms, according to a report published last week in href = "https://www.thelancet.com/action/showpdf? Pii = S0140- 6736% 2822% 2901487-8 "Target =" _ blank "Rel =" Noper "> The Lancet .
The dog has developed injuries and gave positive for the same type of monkeoypox as one of the owners.
According to the report, the men said that they let their dog sleep in bed with them and that they had taken care to keep their animals away from other animals or humans since the start of their own symptoms, Before the dog starts the symptoms. .
"As far as we know, the kinetics of the beginning of the symptoms in the two patients and, thereafter, in their dog, suggest the transmission of human monkeipox viruses to Dog," wrote the authors of the report. “Give an air transmission (or both). "
The authors suggested that the study should promote if pets should be isolated from their owners if they have a monkeoypox and have requested more research.
Lewis said that before, only the transmission of the animal virus to the human virus had been reported, referring to a monkeoypox epidemic in the United States in which people infected with the virus by prairie dogs company.
"This is the first incident that we learn from the place where there is human transmission to the animal", Lewis said during a live event from Washington Post on Monday. "This has not been reported before, and it has not been reported that dogs had been infected before.
"On several levels, this is new information," he said. "This is not surprising information, and that's something we have taken into account."
.pointed out that, in whom experts have worked with partners such as the World Animal Health Organization and the organization of food and agriculture to solve the problem.
"The message that has been given up so far is that animals must be isolated from family members who can be infected," he said. "It was an example of an approach to prudence, precautionary messages, because we did not have the information that it had happened before, it had not been reported before, but it was a reasonable message and cautious to give. And now we have the first incident in the one that occurred. "
Lewis said it is not clear if the infected dog can transmit the virus to humans. But sometimes, even when they do not have all the evidence, public health professionals must discover the most useful messages that will allow people to appreciate their level of risk.
"This is an example in which most pets will not be in danger, it can only be those who are really at the home of someone infected," he said.
CDC says that infected people should stay away from animals
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"We always learn what animal species can they get," said the agency. "Although we do not know if reptiles, amphibians or birds can get a monkeoypox, it is unlikely that these animals have not been infected with other orthopoxvirus."
The agency advises people with Monkeepox to avoid contacts with animals, including their pets.
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