Any thoughts on cats in resthomes incl dementia homes?

[Mona Schousboe]

We have just had our first cluster of 15 HCWs and residents in a rest home
testing positive for COVID-19. The information came from one day to
another. We have had two other rest homes with two positive residents each,
where one was connected to a staff member returning from overseas.
Otherwise, we have had very little community spread. A short notice in the
newspaper today about a tiger in the Bronx Zoo with respiratory
difficulties testing positive for COVID-19.made me research the evidence of
others of the cat family getting infected or testing positive. There are
some information but no peer-reviewed evidence. However, there was no
information regarding cats in rest homes. I would think most rest homes
have cats and they would be touched by both residents and staff.
Is this something we should think about?

Mona Schousboe
FRCPA, MPH
Christchurch, New Zealand

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