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Has species to species transmission been established?
There was a cat that contracted it apparently. It was fine.
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There was a cat that contracted it apparently. It was fine.
Even this is dubious.
The PCR test is incredibly sensitive, it only needs a few non-inert bits of virus particles for it to return a positive test.
Someone who is infectious could sneeze or cough on a potato and a swab of that potato taken within a few hours would test positive.
So a positive PCR test doesn't tell you whether the virus was able to reproduce within the cat and the cat was actively infectious, or just whether the cat had just picked up enough virus material on/in whichever part of its body was swabbed to return a positive PCR test.
Greenbank
The study mentions that their tests on human and mouse cells show the new strain affects both more readily than its predecessor. Has species to species transmission been established?
Separately, I just got word that Mexico City’s hospital capability will be overrun within the next 36 hours. They’re bringing in 640 medical personnel from around the country, creating bed space where they can, but it’s like putting an inner tube patch on a sinking ship. The Mexico City metro area has over 20 million people in it.