French scientists hypothesized that an Italian greyhound caught the virus from the humans he lives with
French scientists have unearthed evidence that humans can transmit the monkeypox virus to our pets.
Their research, published last week in The Lancet, centered on a 4-year-old Italian greyhound who seemingly contracted the disease from the humans he lives with in Paris. With this finding, the authors urged "debate" on the need for people with monkeypox to isolate themselves from their pets—something the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends.
The men the Italian greyhound lives with started showing symptoms and visited a Paris hospital in June, researchers wrote. The non-exclusive humans had each had sex with other people, and they endured ulcerations, rashes, headaches, weakness, and fever for days. They both tested positive for monkeypox.
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