The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that patients withmonkeypox pet dogs to reduce the spread of the disease after owning a dog.has tested positive in France.
In an update first reported on Tuesday, the CDC said not only can infected animals pass monkeypox to humans, but humans can pass the disease on to their pets.
"Infected animals can spread monkeypox virus to humans, and infected people can spread monkeypox virus to animals through close contact," the CDC updated. guidance.
A pet who has been in contact with a monkeypox patient should be quarantined from animals and people for 21 days, the CDC said, but infected people should avoid pet care whenever possible. added.
"If a monkeypox patient has not been in close contact with a pet after the onset of symptoms, ask a friend or family member living in another home to care for the animal until the monkeypox patient fully recovers." “Ask them to take care of you,” said the CDC. add.
"Do not surrender, euthanize, or abandon pets simply because they are likely to be infected or contract the monkeypox virus," the CDC told pet owners. I'm adding to the warning in . "Do not wipe or bathe pets with chemical disinfectants, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, or products such as hand sanitizers, counter cleaning wipes, or other industrial or surface cleaners.
Close contact was described as "stroking, cuddling, hugging, kissing, licking, sharing sleeping areas, and sharing food" with pets.
The owner told researchers at the Sorbonne University in Paris that the dog developed similar symptoms two weeks after him and shared a bed with the dog. In the meantime, to prevent dogs from developing their own symptoms through contact with other pets or humans.
Until the monkeypox outbreak began earlier this year, scientists had only reported cases of monkeypox in wild animals. So far, he has 32,000 confirmed infections of her in 30 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
In the United States and elsewhere, monkeypox cases occur primarily in men who have sex with men, and men with multiple sexual partners are thought to be most at risk.
On Monday, the US Department of Health and Human Services said it would release 442,000 doses to state and local health departments, The Associated Press reported, but US officials said they would all The risk of monkeypox is considered high in countries alone where more than 3 million doses of the vaccine are considered necessary.
Although some scientists criticize the slow rollout of vaccines by US authorities, monkeypox may become endemic in wildlife populations. It warns that if cases continue to rise among people.
