On March 4, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced the first case of COVID-19 infection in a dog.
However, the dog’s test result was “weak positive”. What does a weak positive mean?
Covid-19 Weak Positive
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department took nucleic acid samples from dogs four times around 26/2, 27/2, 28/2, and 2/3, and all tested positive, but the dogs showed no symptoms. Maybe because of this, it is called "weak positive" .
A word from a Taiwanese veterinary professor
Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Taiwan (28th) - Professor Lien Yi-yang assessed that the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department only detected the virus in dog mouth and nose samples, but not in anal samples, and there were no symptoms.
In addition, if the dog has the habit of licking the ground or the owner has the habit of licking the ground, it may be exposed to the virus, so it has a positive reaction to the virus but no symptoms.
Stop being indifferent between yin and yang
Another Taiwanese veterinarian (28th) - Professor Liu Zhenxuan also believes that "positive means positive, negative means negative. If you can't judge, you can't judge."
The professor also gave an example, if the tableware in the patient's home reacts positive to the virus, this cannot be called an infection.
Mao Bian believes that since the virus can survive for 14 days, could it be that the dog was exposed to the virus on the ground and therefore detected the so-called "weak positive" first?
In this case, it should be called pollution instead of infection? !
Virus detection has loopholes
There are reports that nucleic acid testing and blood testing should be done together because both tests have their own limitations, but the results of one test may not be accurate.
A two-pronged approach can provide more data to prove that the test results are correct.
However, no matter what the result is, it will be fine. As long as you pay attention to the dog's hygiene and don't let the dog lick the ground, it should be safe.
Don’t give up on raising yout dog!
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