Monkeypox patients 'should avoid pet contact'
Monkeypox patients should avoid any contact with their pets for 21 days, according to new advice from the UK Health Security Agency .Gerbils, hamsters and other rodents could be particularly susceptible to the disease and the concern is it could spread in the animal population."The worry is the virus could get into domestic animals and essentially ping-pong between them and humans," said Prof Lawrence Young, a virologist at the University of Warwick.
Other pets like dogs and cats should be placed under household isolation with regular vet checks to "ensure no clinical signs are observed". "We will continue to monitor the situation closely and work with veterinary and public health colleagues, both in the UK and across the world, to manage the animal health associated risks with monkeypox."this week said that rodent pets belonging to monkeypox patients should "ideally" be isolated in monitored facilities and tested for the disease before their quarantine period ends.
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