People infected with monkeypox are being warned to stay away from animals after an Italian greyhound in Paris contracted the virus from its owners.
to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog transmission.
"This is the first case reported of human-to-animal transmission... and we believe it is the first instance of a canine being infected," Rosamund Lewis, the WHO's technical lead for monkeypox, told reporters.Experts had been aware of the theoretical risk that such a jump could happen, she said, adding that public health agencies had already been advising those suffering from the disease to "isolate from their pets".
"It is through the process of one animal infecting the next and the next and the next that you see rapid evolution of the virus.""I don't expect the virus to evolve any more quickly in one single dog than in one single human," he said, adding that while "we need to remain vigilant... pets are not a risk."
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