Dog infected with corona in Munich! Expert informs about new discoveries - and has important information ready

A form of corona infection that has not yet been observed has also been detected in Munich.

An expert assesses the situation.

• Pets can also become infected with the coronavirus.

  An authority also has a case from Munich.

• Can the virus be transmitted to humans?

  An expert takes a position and advises caution.

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Munich - For the first time since the nationwide

for

infected

with the

,

two

have been reported to

the authorities

.

Even

is affected.

Dog infected with Corona in Munich - expert assesses the situation

Thomas Mettenleiter

, President of the

, spoke to the

about the cases.

There is knowledge of a sick

from

and an infected

from

.

have already been detected in

the cat

.

“The

place between people,” said the animal disease expert.

So there is no reason to worry.

According to Mettenleiter, there was no

evidence that animals

could transmit

the

to humans.

Compared to corona infections in humans, the

in animals is "vanishingly small" anyway. 

Corona infection in pets: dog affected in Munich - expert urges caution

With a view to the corona outbreaks in Danish

, the

institute president warned

against the

the

from humans to wild

: "In case of doubt, this is not only dangerous for the animals, but also for us humans".

For example when the virus mutates.

Particular care should be taken when

with

such as

or

.

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