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Experts: No evidence dogs get, spread Ebola
Deborah Lucas, The News Journal 10:40 a.m. EDT October 15, 2014
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Last week, Ronald Harty, associate professor of microbiology at Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, said it is unlikely that a dog or any other companion animal can transmit the virus.
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"The dog's immune system reacted to the virus it came in contact with but did not replicate it," Harty said. That means the dog's body recognizes there was a threat present and created antibodies to fight it, but the virus didn't create more copies of itself and spread, as a viral infection does. "It is highly unlikely a dog, cat or any other domestic animal could contract or transmit the disease."..
Deborah Lucas, The News Journal 10:40 a.m. EDT October 15, 2014
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Last week, Ronald Harty, associate professor of microbiology at Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine, said it is unlikely that a dog or any other companion animal can transmit the virus.
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"The dog's immune system reacted to the virus it came in contact with but did not replicate it," Harty said. That means the dog's body recognizes there was a threat present and created antibodies to fight it, but the virus didn't create more copies of itself and spread, as a viral infection does. "It is highly unlikely a dog, cat or any other domestic animal could contract or transmit the disease."..