A study describes the first case of transmission from human to dog
A male Italian greyhound presented mucocutaneous lesions 12 days after the onset of symptoms by his owner.
The monkeypox virus is spreading rapidly across Europe and the United States despite the fact that the vast majority of cases are among people who have not traveled to areas where the disease is endemic. In fact, The WHO has already declared it an international public health emergency.so studies continue to better understand how this pathogen works.
One of these investigations has described the first case of a dog with confirmed monkeypox infection, which could have been acquired through human contact. Specifically, due to their ownerstwo men who live in the same household and who were detected with the disease on June 10, 2022; Twelve days later, her 4-year-old Italian greyhound developed mucocutaneous lesions, including pustules on the abdomen and a fine anal ulceration..
It was confirmed that had contracted monkeypox, analyzing a posteriori the genetic sequence of the viruses of both the pet and its owners, and then coinciding. This fact would coincide with the circumstance that the two men sleep with their dog night after night.