Centre for Disease Control is hoping to answer in its just launched COVID-19 and Cats pilot study. To help in the effort, the BCCDC is looking to wrangle 40 cats from volunteer homes with COVID-19 positive humans. If all criteria are met, a vet and technician sampling team will conduct two, no-contact visits 10 days apart to gently collect nasal, rectal and blood samples from kitty. (Submitted by Tanja Loeb)"Our sampling team doesn't go into the household," said Fraser. The BCCDC study is being done in conjunction with an identical study in Quebec.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2021 20:15 UTC