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What We Know About Pets And Coronavirus

Scott Weese, a professor at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, shares what's known about human to pet transmission of the virus.
A resident wearing a mask walks her dog on the streets of Beijing on Thursday, March 5, 2020. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

A dog in Hong Kong tested "weak positive" for coronavirus last week.

In a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said experts believe the dog has "a low-level infection," the Guardian reports.

The dog was healthy, says Scott Weese, a professor at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College.

So is this evidence that dogs and cats can get this virus? Weese says scientists haven't

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