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Wonder how long the virus can survive on the fur of a pet. This is very different than the animal being infected and becoming a production factory for a virus b
by Mountain_Skies 7y ago
Wonder how long the virus can survive on the fur of a pet. This is very different than the animal being infected and becoming a production factory for a virus but if we're being cautious about spreading the virus through contact with shared objects, pets seem like they could be a vector for a period of time. Perhaps a day or two?
- etiam 7y agoThe observation is sound. And also note that pets may be much more likely than (adult) humans to go into contact with some things and areas contaminated by saliva. As for the stability, unless fur is more hostile than plastic or stainless steel, detectable viable virus at 72 hours is indicated in this recent article by van Doremalen et al. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 Experience from other coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV, shows even longer persistence for some surfaces and environmental conditions. Please see Table I in Kampf et al. this January https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/abstract https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-670...