First Suspected Case of Human-to-Dog Monkeypox Transmission
Experts agree that prolonged personal skin-to-skin contact appears to be the primary way monkeypox is spreading in the current outbreak. However, a new case study finds that it may be possible for the virus to be passed from humans to their pets by way of snuggling or sharing a bed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now advises that people who are infected with monkeypox avoid close contact with their pets.“Monkeypox is an animal virus so it is not surprising that it can pass from humans into other animals,” says Amesh A. Adalja MD, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, who was not involved in the study. Dr. Adalja agrees with the updated CDC guidance: People should isolate from their pets when…