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有些人擔心,家中寵物例如貓狗,是否有感染武漢肺炎病毒的風險?劉振軒教授表示,冠狀病毒可以感染哺乳類動物及鳥類,不過各種動物感染的冠狀病毒皆不相同,不同型之間幾乎不會有交叉反應,意即不易發生跨物種傳播。
事實上,世界衛生組織( WHO )早在上個月就曾對常見的迷思進行解惑,目前並沒有證據顯示貓狗會被新型冠狀病毒感染,請民眾不過過度恐慌。(編輯:林奐妤)
Q: Can pets at home spread the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV)?
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 27, 2020
A: At present, there is no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs, cats can be infected with the virus.
However, it is always a good idea to wash your hands with soap and water after contact with pets pic.twitter.com/aJD53T8Fsx